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Broccoli fritters recipe

Broccoli fritters recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Fritters are a great way of introducing your baby to different vegetables and textures. These are suitable from 10+ months weaning stage* and make a great lunch or dinner. The fritters freeze well too, so are good for batch-cooking! See method

  • Makes 8 (2 per serving)
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 203 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 150g broccoli florets, large florets halved
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • ½ red pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
  • 80g plain flour
  • 20g Cheddar, coarsely grated
  • 1 spring onion, roughly chopped
  • 30g natural yogurt, to serve
  • 30g cucumber, cut into 5mm deep strips
If you don't have any Cheddar, try using another hard cheese

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    850kj
    203kcal     10%

  • Fat

    9g 12%

  • Saturates

    3g 16%

  • Sugars

    4g 4%

  • Salt

    0.3g 4%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 19.3g Protein 10.6g Fibre 3.2g

Method

  1. Put the broccoli into a steaming basket set over a pan of boiling water and cook over a medium-high heat with the lid on for 5-6 mins until tender, then cool and roughly chop. 
  2. Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan and fry the pepper for 6-7 mins until soft, then allow to cool to room temperature. Add the broccoli and pepper to a food processor with the eggs, flour, cheese and spring onion and blitz together briefly until finely chopped and well combined into a batter. 
  3. Heat the remaining oil in the same frying pan and spoon in 4 spoonfuls of batter (about 8cm in diameter) and fry for 2 mins on one side until golden underneath and starting to look dry on top. Flip and fry for 2 more mins until cooked through. Repeat to make 8 fritters. Keep any extra fritters warm in a low oven or allow to cool before freezing (see tip below). 
  4. Serve with the yogurt for dipping and cucumber on the side.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Layer the fritters in a freezer-proof container with pieces of baking paper in between before freezing. Allow to defrost in the fridge overnight before microwaving or rewarming in a pan until piping hot. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

See more Baby weaning recipes

*This recipe is appropriate for babies progressing through the weaning stages, from around 10-12 months of age. Babies may now be used to 3 meals a day and enjoying more rounded dishes.

When weaning your baby, introduce allergenic foods one at a time and not before 6 months.

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