Zucchini fritters with sundried tomato dip

This indulgent recipe from Adam Liaw takes inspiration from South Asian bhajis – deep-fried vegetable fritters coated in a chickpea flour batter. For a dipping sauce, this sundried tomato dip, reminiscent of a Spanish romesco sauce, made with roasted capsicum, almonds, garlic and red wine vinegar adds delightful freshness to the zucchini fritters.

Zucchini fritters with sundried tomato dip. Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  5 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 2 zucchinis
• 1 red onion
• 1 cup chickpea flour
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra for garnish
• ½ tsp salt
• Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• Salt and black pepper
• Lemon wedges, to serve

Sundried tomato dip

• ½ cup store bought roasted red capsicum
• ½ cup sundried tomatoes in their oil
• 1 cup blanched almonds, toasted
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ½ lemon, juiced
• ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil

Instructions

1. Using a box grater, grate the zucchini and onion directly into a bowl, capturing all the juices released. Add the chickpea flour, paprika, parsley and salt to the bowl and mix well until you have a firm, but sticky batter.  
    
2. Heat enough oil to deep-fry in a large heavy-based saucepan to 175˚C. Deep-fry spoonfuls of the vegetable batter in batches, for 5 minutes, or until golden-brown and cooked through, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Season with salt and pepper.  
3. To make the sundried tomato dip, combine all the ingredients (except the oil) in a high-speed blender and blend to a smooth paste. Slowly add the oil until it reaches your preferred consistency. I like it a little chunky.  

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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