These easy, gluten-free pea and mint fritters make a delicious vegetarian appetiser or main meal. There is no better herb to pair with peas than the wonderfully fresh flavour of mint; in addition to that combination, some salty feta adds a welcome creaminess to every bite.
Golden and crunchy, most people will love these fritters. The exterior has a delicate, golden crispness and the interior is soft and tender.
The fritters are very easy to make. Firstly, prepare a simple batter with flour, eggs and milk, into which you add the remaining ingredients. To provide textural contrast, mash some of the peas and leave some whole. If you have children who don’t like texture, just mash them all.
Wonderfully simple but deliciously satisfying, you can serve them for brunch, as an appetiser with a dipping sauce, as a side to meat or poultry, or with a salad for a light meal. Additionally, they are wonderful finger food to serve to young children.
In just over a half hour you can have these fritters on the table. If you are serving them with a dipping sauce, our homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce is a great accompaniment.
Looking for something delicious to serve our fritters with? Try our Charred Corn and Black Bean Salad.
Please let me know in the comments below if you make the fritters.
Xx Alex and Faye
Other recipes featuring Pea and Mint:
Frittata
Pea and Mint Fritters
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup self raising flour I used Orgran Gluten Free
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups frozen peas thawed
- 200 gm feta cheese crumbled
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 4 spring/green onions thinly sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil slightly more if necessary
Instructions
- Make a batter by sifting flour into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk milk and eggs together in a small bowl. Add egg mixture to flour and whisk until smooth.
- Place the peas in a bowl and mash about half of them. Add peas, feta, mint and onion to the batter. Add sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Dollop 4 heaped tablespoons of the mixture into the frying pan and flatten slightly with the back of the spoon. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until they are golden-brown.
- Drain on paper towel. *
- Repeat with the remaining batter, adding extra oil if required.
Notes
Nutrition
I made these for a vegetarian friend who was visiting me over the weekend and she absolutely loved these! I followed the recipe exactly as written and it turned out perfect. I never knew mint and peas went so well together!
Hi Emma, I love the combination of peas and mint and they work so well in these fritters. I am so pleased that you enjoyed them. 🙂
This is yum! I like how easy it is to prepare!
Thank you for the lovely comment, I am so pleased that you like the recipe.
These are so yummy!!!
Hi Danielle, I’m pleased that you like the recipe 🙂
I love fritters and your recipe is delicious.
Thank you, I’m pleased that you like the recipe!
I love fritters, I just had to swap some ingredients like milk but these are delish!
Fabulous! So glad you loved them 🙂
Your recipes are always great and these are no exception. These fritters look super yummy.
Appreciate your kind words, Joan – thank you! 🙂
I like how you use the sweet chilli sauce to dip when serve. I would be very much liking the final touch with the sweet chilli sauce. Pea and Mint what a brilliant combination.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Do hope you’ll love this recipe! 🙂
This sounds like a delicious recipe! I love anything that has feta cheese in it. If I could I would eat feta cheese with every dish, this is how much I love it. I think it balances the sweet taste of peas and the sharpness of the mint very well.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Joanna! 🙂
I love fritters! Add to it mint and peas and you’ve got yourself a sure winner. Thank you so much for the awesome recipe.
My pleasure, Chad! Enjoy!
Mint works wonders combined with peas. These are super delicious!
Thank you, Lyosha!
Yum. So very good. Yummy. Thank you.
My pleasure, Alice 🙂
Delicious recipe. Perfect as a main meal with salad 🙂
Thank you so much, Brian! We love them with a nice salad too! 🙂