Italian · Starter

Asparagus Fritters

Name: Asparagus Fritters
Total time: 40 min
Yield: About 15 fritters, serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 450 g asparagus, thick spears; salt, to taste; 1 egg; 80 ml whole milk; 40 g all-purpose flour; 120 ml sunflower oil, for shallow frying

Asparagus is cooked and pureed into a thin egg-and-flour batter, then fried in spoonfuls until crisp outside and tender inside. Even vegetable skeptics eat these.

YieldAbout 15 fritters, serves 4
Hands-on25 min
Total40 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

450 gasparagus, thick spears
to tastesalt
1egg
80 mlwhole milk
40 gall-purpose flour
120 mlsunflower oil, for shallow frying

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Sunflower seeds
Wheat
Asparagus
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp
Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Spring

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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