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Carrot fritters and roast pumpkin salad

Antony Worrall Thompson
by Antony Worrall Thompson
from Saturday Kitchen
Serves 4 		Vegetarian Quick Recipe
carrot
Preparation time less than 30 mins Email this recipeEmail this recipe
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins  
Ingredients

For the carrot fritters
4 carrots, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp cayenne pepper
3 tbsp finely chopped spring onions
2 tbsp chopped coriander
1 egg, beaten
150ml/¼pint milk
140g/5oz plain flour
oil, for frying
To serve with the carrot fritters
Greek yoghurt
handful of coriander
sunflower oil for cooking
For the pumpkin salad
2lb/900g pumpkin, roasted, peeled and mashed
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, mashed with a little salt
4 tsp harissa (chilli paste)
1½ tsp ground caraway seeds
To serve
2 tbsp chopped coriander
2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled

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Method

1. To make the carrot fritters, combine the grated carrots with all the remaining ingredients except for the oil. Mix well to make a stiff mixture.
2. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. When hot carefully drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the oil and cook for two minutes on each side. Remove and drain on paper towel.
3. Serve with a small dollop of Greek yoghurt on each fritter and top with a coriander leaf.
4. To make the pumpkin salad, mix together the vinegars, oil, garlic, harissa and caraway seeds in a bowl. Add the pumpkin and combine.
5. Season if necessary and garnish with the coriander and quartered eggs.

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