Beet Fritters with Garlic Herb Cashew Cream Sauce
I love this simple recipe for beet fritters. They are a breeze to whip up and are bursting with fresh flavors. This is a great dish to serve as a first course if you’re having folks over for dinner. However, they can be served with a simple salad as a complete meal too! They taste best hot off the stove but if you want to reheat them in the oven after frying that will work just fine too. I made these using chickpea flour as I had some on hand but I imagine this recipe will work fine with all purpose flour too (but note they weren’t tested that way) I couldn’t help but pair these fritters with the garlic herb cashew sauce from my cookbook–Dishing up the Dirt; Simple Recipes for Cooking Through the Seasons. I love how well the earthy beets pair with this light and bright sauce. This really is a lovely recipe for spring and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we do.
I’m going to post a recap of my book signing in NYC in the next couple of days but before I do that I want to let all of my Missoula, MT followers know that I will be signing books at Fact and Fiction bookstore this Friday (April, 14th) at 5:30pm. The generous folks at Union Wine Co. will be sponsoring our beverages and it should be a really fun event. I cannot wait to meet all my Montana peeps! Fun fact, Taylor and I met while working on a dude ranch in Montana 13 years ago. Montana holds a very special place in my heart and I’m stoked to come celebrate the DUTD book with you all!
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Beet Fritters with Garlic & Herb Cashew Cream Sauce
Prep Time: 25 minutes (doesn't include soaking the cashews) Cook Time: 10 minutes Serves: 4-6
Garlic Herb Cashew Cream Sauce- 1 cup raw cashews (soaked in warm water for 30 minutes)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 tablespoons minced dill
- 2 1/2 tablespoons minced parsley
- fine sea salt an freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups shredded beets (from about 3 beets) this works great with the "grater" attachment on a food processor but a box grater is fine too
- 3 tablespoons minced parsley
- 2 tablespoons minced dill
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour (I like this brand)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3-4 tablespoons high heat oil (such as peanut, grapeseed or coconut oil)
- toasted sesame seeds, flakey sea salt and minced fresh herbs for serving (optional)
Preparation
- Drain the soaked cashews and rinse them under cold water. Place them with 1/2 cup water, lemon juice, oil, garlic, dill, and parsley into a high-speed blender. Whirl away on the highest setting until completely smooth and creamy; this could take about two minutes. Stop and crape down the sides as needed. If the sauce seems too thick add a touch more water to thin if need be. Taste for seasonings and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the grated beets, parsley, dill, onion, salt, and chickpea flour. Add the eggs and water and mix well.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Scoop the mixture into roughly 1/4 cup portions and lightly flatten them with a spoon. Cook for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Serve with cashew herb cream sauce, toasted sesame seeds, pinch of flakey sea salt, and additional minced herbs.
Notes
*Use this recipe as a guide *Adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary *Cooking times will vary from kitchen to kitchen *Store extra sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days
can you substitute almond or spelt flour? thanks!
I wouldn’t use almond flour but I think spelt should work fine. Let me know how they turn out if you go the spelt route!!
I substituted coconut flour and it worked great. Fried them in coconut oil, so they were extra coconutty! 🙂
i used coconut flour followed the recipe but fritters came all loose was hard to turn around. the fritters broke 🙁 what did i do wrong?
The coconut flour was the issue. You can’t swap the flours here. Sorry it didn’t work out for you. This is a favorite of ours.
Could you use “flax eggs” instead of the eggs?
I haven’t tried these with flax eggs but I think it’d be worth a shot. If you do make them please let me know so I can make a note about a vegan version. Good luck and happy cooking!
These were absolutely delicious – and so simple to make! We were out of cashews, so I served them with a yogurt-crema dill sauce. Yummm!!!
I love me some fritters and am always looking for new ideas with beets…happy feasting!
LOVED this recipe! I used Pamela’s GF pancake mix and it worked really well due to no other GF flour in the house. Did nothing take 3 min per side. Will make again!!!
So happy to hear!
Do the beets need to be cooked before grating?