Ricotta & Parmesan fritters

Name: Ricotta & Parmesan fritters
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cloves of garlic; 1 fresh red chilli; 400 g mixed wild mushrooms such as blewit, chanterelle, oyster and chestnut, cleaned; olive oil; 1 small knob of unsalted butter; 4 sprigs of fresh thyme; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; ½ bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley; 400 g quality ricotta; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 1 large free-range egg; 1 lemon; 40 g Parmesan cheese; 1 whole nutmeg for grating

With garlicky wild mushrooms

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“These gorgeous fritters make for a delicious starter or light bite – you'll love them ”

Serves 4

Cooks In40 minutes

DifficultyNot too tricky

Dinner Party Mushroom Starters

Nutrition per serving

Calories 279 14%
Fat 20g 29%
Saturates 11g 55%
Sugars 2.7g 3%
Protein 17.7g 35%
Carbs 7.6g 3%

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

3 cloves of garlic
1 fresh red chilli
400 g mixed wild mushrooms , such as blewit, chanterelle, oyster and chestnut, cleaned
olive oil
1 small knob of unsalted butter
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
½ bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley
For the fritters:
400 g quality ricotta
1 tablespoon plain flour
1 large free-range egg
1 lemon
40 g Parmesan cheese
1 whole nutmeg , for grating

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Peel and finely slice the garlic, finely slice the chilli, then roughly tear the mushrooms. Add the olive oil, butter and garlic to a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry for 1 minute, add the mushrooms and chilli, then pick in the thyme leaves. Season with salt and pepper, add 100ml of boiling water, then cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until softened.
Meanwhile, make the fritters. Place the ricotta into a large bowl and beat until smooth. Add the flour, egg and a few gratings of lemon zest. Finely grate in the Parmesan and ¼ of a nutmeg, season with salt and pepper and mix well to combine.
Heat a good splash of olive oil in a medium pan over a medium heat, then add heaped tablespoons of the mixture (you’ll need to do this in batches), making sure you space them out nicely. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, turning halfway, then transfer to a plate.
Pick, roughly chop and add the parsley leaves to the mushrooms, add a squeeze of lemon juice and toss well. Divide between your plates, top with the fritters and enjoy.