Easy Corn Fritters

There are many corn fritter recipes out there - for me this one is one of my favourites and is super quick and easy to make. This recipe is from Lifestylefood.com thanks to Bill Granger. They are great for lunch the next day served with some salad greens, or just on their own!

Corn Fritter Ingredients:

• 525g fresh corn kernels cut from 3 large corn cobs
• 1 small red onion
• 15 g chopped coriander leaves
• 125 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Avocado salsa to serve

Method:

1. Place 2 cups of the corn kernels and the onion, eggs, coriander, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in a food processor and process until combined.
2. Place in a large bowl, add the remaining corn and stir to combine.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat.
4. When the oil is hot, drop 2 heaped tablespoons of mixture per sweet corn cake into the pan and cook in batches of three for 1 minute each side.
5. Drain on paper towels and serve with the avocado salsa.

Avocado Salsa Ingredients (optional):

• 2 ripe avocadoes, stones removed and diced
• 15g coriander leaves
• 2 tablespoons of lemon or lime juice
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions
• 1 tomato quartered, seeded and diced
• 1 dash tabasco sauce (optional)
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground pepper

Method:

1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir very gently to combine.