{"id":38528,"date":"2017-03-06T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=38528"},"modified":"2017-04-13T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T11:41:44","slug":"pea-ricotta-and-couscous-fritters-with-creamy-lemon-and-tahini-dipping-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/pea-ricotta-and-couscous-fritters-with-creamy-lemon-and-tahini-dipping-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Pea, Ricotta and Couscous Fritters with Creamy Lemon and Tahini Dipping Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Findus<\/a><\/p>\n

Delicious, crispy little pea bites that are perfect as an informal nibble at dinner parties or simply as a veggie snack.<\/p>\n

Makes:<\/strong> 30 (serves 6)
\nDifficulty:<\/strong> easy
\nPreparation time:<\/strong> 30 minutes
\nCooking time:<\/strong> 30 minutes<\/p>\n

Creamy Lemon and Tahini Dipping Sauce<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00bd C (125 ml) sour cream
\n\u00bc C (60 ml \/ 70 g) tahini paste
\n2 Tbsp (30 ml) warm water
\nzest of 1 lemon
\n2 Tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice
\nsalt and pepper<\/p>\n

Pea, Ricotta and Couscous Fritters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1 C (250 ml) vegetable stock, warm
\n\u00bd C (125 ml \/ 85 g) couscous
\n600 g (1 bag) Findus<\/strong> Swedish Whole Green Peas,<\/strong> cooked
\n\u2153 C (80 ml \/ 42 g) cake flour
\n\u2153 C (80 ml \/ 90 g) ricotta
\n\u00bc C (60 ml \/ 15 g) coriander leaves
\n\u00bc C (60 ml \/ 15 g) mint leaves
\n1 tsp (5 ml) garlic, finely chopped
\n1 tsp (5 ml) salt
\npinch pepper
\n\u00bd C (125 ml \/ 50 g) breadcrumbs
\n1 Tbsp (15 ml) onion seeds
\nsunflower oil, for shallow-frying<\/p>\n

To Serve<\/strong><\/h4>\n

12 lemon wedges
\nmicro herbs, to garnish (optional)<\/p>\n

Creamy Lemon And Tahini Dipping Sauce<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Whisk all of the ingredients for the dipping sauce together until smooth and season to taste. Refrigerate until needed.<\/p>\n

Pea, Ricotta And Couscous Fritters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pour the warm stock over the couscous, cover with plastic wrap and leave to stand for 5 minutes until all of the liquid has been absorbed. Place half of the couscous into a food processor together with half of the cooked Findus<\/strong> Swedish Whole Green Peas<\/strong>, cake flour, ricotta, coriander, mint, garlic, salt and pepper. Pur\u00e9e until smooth. Stir in the breadcrumbs, onion seeds, remaining couscous and Findus<\/strong> Swedish Whole Green Peas<\/strong>. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Heat the oil for shallow frying in a large pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add tablespoonfuls of the fritter mixture to the pan, frying each fritter for about 1 minute on each side until crisp and golden. Fry the fritters in 4-5 batches to ensure even cooking. Drain on kitchen paper.<\/p>\n

To Serve<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Serve the dip alongside the warm fritters and the lemon wedges and garnish with micro herbs (optional).<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/strong> Use a small ice cream scoop to portion the fritters. The fritters will be the same size which will allow them to cook evenly.<\/em><\/p>\n

Try this recipe for Tartare Grilled Fish with Mushy Peas and Beer Battered Onion Rings<\/a><\/strong>, also made with Findus Whole Swedish Peas<\/strong>…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Findus-Fish-and-Mushy-pea\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Findus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delicious, crispy little pea bites that are perfect as an informal nibble at dinner parties or simply as a veggie snack. Makes: 30 (serves 6) Difficulty: easy Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Creamy Lemon and Tahini Dipping Sauce \u00bd C (125 ml) sour cream \u00bc C (60 ml \/ 70 g) tahini paste 2 Tbsp (30 ml) warm water zest of 1 lemon 2 Tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice salt and pepper Pea, Ricotta and Couscous Fritters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4582,4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brand-page","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}