*AD – The ingredients in this recipe were gifted to our household for this post and to do this specific recipe. All opinions, as always, are our own.
March 1st is Saint David’s day – a day celebrating the patron saint of Wales. This is a national festival where Saint David was recognized as a national patron saint at a peak time of Welsh resistance to the Normans. Some traditional festivities see people wearing daffodils and leeks, as well as recognizing symbols of Wales and Saint David respectively. Eating traditional Welsh food like cawl and Welsh rarebit and wearing traditional Welsh dress. More and more cities are putting on parades to celebrate the day.
Though we are not Welsh, we both quite like cerebrating traditions and learning more about other cultures, so when The British Leeks Growers’ Association reached out with some information on the event and a few beautiful recipes, we felt it would be perfect to fit into One Recipe a Week, where we take a look at a new recipe each and every week to share it with you. There were a bunch of recipes to choose from, all by Lucy Parker. We chose the Tangy leek and corn fritters with lime mayo.
Leek and Corn Fritters
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sweetcorn
- 2 Leeks
- 3 Cloves of Garlic Minced
- 1 Red Chili Finely Chopped
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 Lime
- 1 1/2 cup Flour
- 1 pinch Salt & Pepper
Dressing
- 1/2 Lime
- 1 tbsp Vegan Mayo
- 1 pinch Chili Powder
Instructions
- Chop the leek, garlic and chili peppers and add to a food processor.
- Add in sweetcorn, flour, lime, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Pulse the food processor to make a sticky batter that's well incorporated. You can do this in batches if your food processor is too small.
- Let sit for 5 minutes.
- With slightly damp hands, take some of the batter and form a pancake (aiming for around the size of the palm of your hand)
- Add the fritters to a pre-heated, non-stick frying pan and fry on each side for around 5 minutes. You can add a little bit of oil to the pan if you'd like it to be more crispy, but do cook them on a lower heat if that's the case.
- Mix mayonnaise and lime together to make a dip. Optional: add a pinch or two of chili powder if you want a kick in your dip!
These Leek and Corn Fritters weren’t greasy and tasted fresh and delicious. They do taste a lot of leak, as they should, with slight hints of sweetcorn and chili. They are very easy to make and do not take very long at all – so we felt they would make a great, unique side dish to main meals or a fresh snack if you are looking for something warm. Our food processor is quite small, so we had to process it in batches, but this didn’t add a lot of time to the cooking process and was very simple to do. Instead of a side like chips, this is far healthier and just more fun to eat. The lime dressing really made the meal – we liked adding up our own twist and adding some chili to it. We’d say if you like dressing, you might want to double up.
These look so yummy!
They tasted great too!
Ooohhh I’m not going to lie these sound really good! Never ever would have thought to put leek and sweet corn into a dish like this but I’m definitely convinced, I may even have to give them a go myself.
Quinn x
I feel like the sweetcorn was to add some sweetness (lol) and to help bulk it out – very tasty though. 🙂
These look great! A good veggie option.
It is, and a nice veggie filled side.
These actually look so delicious and sweetcorn/leek aren’t something I’d really eat to be honest. Thanks for sharing.
Holly x
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It’s very good for mixing it up!
Yum! I would ave never thought to make these, but the recipe sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for taking a look!
They look so yummy and easy to make. Thank you for sharing
And quick too! 🙂