Aubergine Artichoke Fritters

Method

• Thinly slice the aubergines, and keep the artichoke hearts whole. Salt them and leave for at least an hour on absorbent kitchen roll to take away some of the moisture.
• Grate the bread into breadcrumbs, and mix with the Parmesan, the flour, the parsley and black pepper.
• Then add an egg to bind the mixture.
• Coat the vegetables well in the mix.
• Heat a frying pan and add plenty of olive oil to the pan.
• Do a little test with a crumb to check that the oil is hot enough- if the crumb browns and crisps then the oil is hot enough.
• Drop the breaded vegetables into the oil, wait until crispy on one side then turn.
• Once crispy and browned then remove from the pan onto absorbent kitchen roll to remove any excess oil.
• SERVE
• Maria Paola and Ina served these for us with a simple but delicious salad of iceberg lettuce and fennel, dressed with our Sicilian Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar. However you could use these as veggie burgers, put them inside wraps with hummus or tzatziki, or have with chips & ketchup like veggie nuggets!