Vegetable Fritters
4
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
For a picture-perfect presentation, top these vegetable fritters with salsa or fat-free sour cream, then sprinkle with minced chives.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
1 cup(s)
Baking powder
½ tsp(s)
Baking soda
¼ tsp(s)
Sugar
1 tsp(s)
Raw egg
1 large, beaten
1% low-fat buttermilk
½ cup(s)
Red bell pepper
1 medium, cored, seeded and quartered
Mushrooms
6 medium, trimmed and coarsely chopped
Onion
1 small, trimmed and quartered
Chives
1 tbsp(s), minced
Egg whites
2 serving(s), large, beaten until stiff
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), or to taste
Instructions
1
In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.
2
In a small bowl, stir together egg and buttermilk. Stir into flour mixture.
3
By hand or in a food processor, mince together pepper, mushrooms, onion and chives; add to flour mixture. Gently fold in egg whites. Season to taste.
4
Warm a large, nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Drop fritters by heaping tablespoons onto skillet, allowing an inch between fritters. Cook 3 to 5 minutes on one side, flip and cook until cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes more. Yields about 5 fritters per serving.
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