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Savoury courgette & chickpea pancakes with courgette salad

author

Matt Williamson

published

18/12/2025

Approx: 410 kcal, 20g protein

 

Savoury courgette & chickpea pancakes with courgette salad

Ingredients

  • 50g wholemeal flour  
  • ½ tsp baking powder  
  • 100g courgette, coarsely grated and squeezed dry   
  • 75g chickpeas, drained and roughly crushed or chopped  
  • 1 small egg  
  • 1 tbsp milk or plant milk   
  • 35g plain yogurt   
  • 1 tbsp finely grated parmesan  
  • 3 sprigs of dill, parsley or basil, leaves picked and finely chopped  
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper  
  • Extra virgin olive oil to fry  

  

To serve;  

  • 2 small lemon wedges  
  • A handful of salad leaves such as rocket  
  • 50g courgette, very thinly sliced  

Method

  1. Put the flour in a bowl and whisk in the eggs, yogurt, chickpeas, cheese, herbs and the grated vegetables.  Season with pepper and a pinch of salt.  
  2. Mix the sliced courgette with the rocket, a squeeze of lime juice and salt and pepper tp taste.  
  3. Fry heaped tablespoonfuls of the batter in a film of oil in a hot pan for about 2 minutes until the bottom has firmed enough to flip over and fry on the other side for another 2 minutes. When cooked put on a warm plate covered with a cloth.  
  4. Fry the fritters in small batches until all the mix is used up, draining on kitchen towels  
  5. Serve with the salad and a lemon wedge on the side.  

By Matt Williamson

Field Doctor Head of Food

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