Made these broccoli quinoa fritters last night and had some left over for lunch. My 2 young kids liked them too which was great! Dipping sauce was about 50-50 greek yogurt and avocado blitzed up with some lime juice, cilantro, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt.
The viral Dua Lipa Coke is just Diet Coke (Coke Zero in my case) with a splash each of pickle brine and pickled jalapeño brine. I used some from my jar of cornichons and “sweet and spicy” pickled jalapeños. It’s pretty weird but also I can’t stop thinking about it. Definitely makes Coke Zero more interesting anyway, if you like dirty martinis or Gibsons this would be a nice cocktail sub. (Not at all the same really, just in that general vibe).
by EmotionalRelish
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Recipe for the fritters in case anyone is interested:
– 350g (small head) of broccoli, cut into florets, then steamed or boiled for a few minutes until it’s a bit softened*, then chopped small. I peel off the tough part of the stalk with a vegetable peeler and chop that up too.
– 0.75 cups of dry quinoa, cooked in 1.25 cups of water.
– 3-4 cloves minced garlic
– 50g grated mature cheddar cheese (or a mix of grated cheddar and parm)
– 3 eggs, beaten
– 0.75c flour
Mix everything together, season with a bit of salt. Let it sit for about 15 mins, then form into golf-ball sized blobs with your hands. (It’ll be fairly wet / sticky but formable.) You could probably just drop spoonfuls directly into the pan if you wanted to cook it right away) I got 19 balls out of the above.
Place balls/blobs onto a large platter, cover and refrigerate for a few hours. (You don’t need to do this, but I needed to prep them in advance, and I think it helped the fritters stick together a bit better when frying them)
When ready to fry, heat 0.5 tsp of oil on a large non stick skillet over medium heat. Drop a ball/blob on there and press it down with a spatula, do as many as will comfortably fit. When the first side is a deep golden brown (about 3ish mins), flip and cook the other side until golden brown. I fried mine in 3 batches, using a half tsp of oil each time.
Serve with dipping sauce of your choice!
*I actually totally forgot to steam the broccoli and just chopped it up raw, and it was fine! I might like it even better this way as it’s got more chew.
I’m tempted to try that coke, but I don’t know.. I LOVE pickles but the brine has never really interested me, I’ve tried pickle flavored vodka and hated it. 🤣