Description
Summer corn and rainbow chard make for colorful fritters that will appeal to the whole family.
Ingredients
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For the Fritters
- 2 cups packed chopped rainbow chard, leaves and stems
- 2 ears corn, cooked in microwave or grilled. kernels stripped off cob
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet basil
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Olive oil for frying
For the Herbed Goat Cheese Sauce
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 ounces soft goat cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped sweet basil
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
Make the Fritters
- Place all the fritter ingredients in a bowl and stir together.
Make the Herbed Goat Cheese Sauce
- Place all the herbed goat cheese sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir together, can be made ahead and kept in the fridge.
Fry the Fritters
- Heat up enough olive oil to coat a medium skillet.
- Make fritter balls by scooping up the fritter batter out of the bowl and pressing together (wants to fall apart) -gently place one fritter ball at a time in the hot oil and cook on medium high heat until browning on the bottom(1-2 minutes), carefully flip the fritter over and press down on the tops with a spatula.
- Cook 4 at at a time for 2-3 minutes on each side, until deep golden brown and cooked throughout.
- Serve hot with the herbed goat cheese sauce on top or on the side as a dip.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: American