Hello Friends! The first week of spring is here and I have an easy, delicious recipe for Sweet Pea Fritters. Butternut squash fritters are a common recipe in the fall, so I was really excited to come upon a fritter recipe highlighting gorgeous, green sweet peas. These fritters are flavorful and fresh, and you can’t beat that beautiful spring green color! Let’s get to the recipe!
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Yogurt Dressing
This dressing is light and tangy, with yogurt as the base. We will thinly slice the snap peas and combine dill, feta and lemon with the yogurt for a well-rounded dressing to dress the salad, and to have as a sauce for the fritters.
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This dressing is a great dip for veggies and pita, too! Once combined, just set the dressing aside while we make the fritters.
Sweet Pea Fritters
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These fritters are so simple! We have the peas, mint, lemon zest, garlic, panko, flour and beaten eggs. After prepping the ingredients, it’s time to smash up the peas. I am using fresh English peas, rather than frozen/thawed, so I had to put a little more elbow grease into mashing the peas because they are so firm.
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To the mashed peas, add the remaining fritter ingredients and mix well to combine.
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As I mentioned earlier, I used fresh peas instead of frozen, so that made for a crumblier fritter mixture. If you use frozen/thawed peas you will get a fritter base that is easier to mold into patties because the peas themselves will have more moisture from having been frozen, and then thawed.
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The set up and cooking is simple. We will shallow fry the fritters, so pour 1/4 cup olive oil into a skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to scoop the pea fritter mixture, and with your hands, form small 3-inch patties and lay them right in the skillet.
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Brown the fritters about 3 minutes per side. Then transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate. Immediately sprinkle the browned fritters with Kosher salt. Repeat this process until you’ve used all the fritter mixture.
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Spring Green Salad
The salad is super simple and you can customize it to use whatever you have on hand, or to your taste. I am using a spring mix, English cucumber, radishes and mint leaves. Slice both the cucumber and the radishes thin and toss them in a bowl with the spring mix and mint leaves. Use 1/2 cup of the yogurt dressing and dress the salad, toss to evenly coat the veggies.
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To serve, just scoop some dressed salad into a shallow bowl or rimmed plate and top with 2-3 fritters. Serve the remaining dressing in a small dipping bowl or drizzle fritters with the dressing and garnish with remaining lemon zest.
The crispy fritters add such a great texture and flavor to the salad. Even on their own, the Sweet Pea Fritters have such a wonderful fresh flavor. And because we coarsely mashed the peas, there’s a nice burst of pea flavor and soft texture inside. While we had these fritters on a salad, I think they would be great drizzled with the dressing and tucked into a warm pita (include the salad too!).
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This is a great dish to usher in spring; it’s light and flavorful – plus nothing beats that crispy, pan fried texture. It’s a perfect antidote to spring fever! Thank you all for joining me today, if you missed yesterday’s Sunday Supper, you have to check it out: Bucatini all’Amatriciana. Also, give me a follow over on Pinterest, you can easily reference all the recipes and pin them for later. Have a wonderful Monday, see you soon! xo Kelly
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Sweet Pea Fritters and Spring Green Salad
Welcome spring with sweet pea fritters with mint, lemon zest and panko; and a spring green salad dressed in a yogurt dressing with feta, lemon and dill.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sugar Snap Peas, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup Plain Yogurt
- 2 tbsp. Crumbled Feta Cheese
- 2 tbsp. Chopped Fresh Dill
- Zest of 1 Lemon, with some reserved for garnish
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- 3/4 tsp. Kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper, divided
- 10 oz. Frozen (thawed) or Fresh Sweet Peas
- 2 Large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Chopped Fresh Mint, plus 1/4 cup whole mint leaves
- 1 Clove Garlic, grated
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 8 cups Spring Greens Mix
- 1 cup Thinly Sliced Cucumber
- 1 cup Thinly Sliced Radishes
Instructions
Yogurt Dressing
Mix Sugar Snap Peas, yogurt, feta, lemon juice, dill and 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper in a medium bowl and set aside.
Sweet Pea Fritters
Coarsely mash the peas in a medium bowl. Stir in eggs, breadcrumbs, flour, chopped mint, lemon zest, and 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Use 1/4 cup of the pea mixture and form into ~3-inch patties and place in skillet. Working in batches of four, Pan fry the fritters until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
Transfer fritters to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with Kosher salt. Repeat until all the pea mixture is used.
Salad
Toss the cucumbers, radishes and spring mix lettuces with 1/2 cup of the dressing and portion into shallow bowls or rimmed plates.
Top with 2-3 fritters and serve with remaining dressing, garnish with remaining lemon zest.