CASHEW FRITTERS
 
INGREDIENTS:
  • ˝ pound (225g) cashew nuts.
  • 4 Weetabix
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten.
  • 2 tblsp vegetable oil.
  • 1 onion, finely sliced.
  • 1 stick celery, finely sliced
  • 1 carrot, finely sliced.
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped.
  • 1 teaspoon marjoram or to taste.
  • Seasoning to taste.
  • Approx' ˝ pint (285 ml) vegetable stock or milk
  • Rolled oats to coat
  • Vegetable oil for frying.

METHOD:

  • Grind the nuts and mix with the crumbled Weetabix and egg.

  • Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion, celery, and carrot for 5 minutes to soften. Add the tomatoes, marjoram, and seasoning and cook for a few minutes more.

  • Stir together the nut mixture and vegetables, adding enough liquid to make a thick but moist textured dough. Divide and shape into fritters.

  • Coat each fritter in some of the oats and deep or shallow fry the fritters until crisp and brown. Darin on paper towel.


Serve with: Apple, Beetroot and Red Cabbage plus a dish of whole-wheat berries, hot or cold.