These lettuce fritters are as delicious as they are original, you can eat them accompanied by grilled meat or fish dishes, as well as for dinner accompanied by a rich warm soup. Likewise, if you prefer, you can eat them as a single dish with a sauce that you like.
If you have lettuce at home, you don’t feel like preparing a salad and you don’t know what to do with it to prevent it from being wasted, take note of this recipe for lettuce fritters because it is a great option, as well as being easy and quick. In this article we show the step by step to recipe, know how to make lettuce fritters easily, and keep reading!
Ingredients to make lettuce fritters:
- 3 lettuce hearts
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons of chickpea flour
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 pinch of parsley, salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 glasses of sunflower oil
How to make lettuce fritters:
Wash and cut the lettuce hearts, removing the trunk from the base and let them drain. Reserve them while you prepare the next step.
Tip: To make the lettuce fritters you can use the type of lettuce that you like the most, the recipe is the same.
In the blender or the glass of an electric hand mixer, add the egg, the garlic clove, salt, pepper, parsley and also the lettuce. Beat vigorously for a couple of minutes and, finally, add the flour and yeast to beat again for another minute. Prepare a deep frying pan with the hot oil.
Trick: To make gluten-free lettuce fritters, use chickpea flour.
The result should be a thick paste, if not, add more flour, but not more than half a tablespoon, since it should be a pasty dough that is liquid. Then, with the help of a tablespoon, take a little of this dough and carefully pour it into the very hot oil to make the fried lettuce fritters. Let them fry for 2 minutes on each side.
To make the baked lettuce fritters, you simply distribute portions of the dough on a tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes, depending on the size.
Tip: Don’t fry too many fritters at once or they will fall apart and be oily.
Place the fritters on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil. When you have all the pieces well drained, you can serve them and taste them.
