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Are you looking for low-carb options for your meal plan, well look no further! Baked Zucchini Fries, Eggplant Bites, Jicama fries, Turnip fries, are among my favorite low-carb recipes that you should try.
These broccoli fritters are helpful for those who are trying to eat healthily, they are also perfect for someone on a candida diet. They taste great and hold together well and didn’t fall apart, using chickpea flour and ground flaxseeds.
Low-carb broccoli fritters are actually crispy on the outside and soft inside with a lovely earthy flavor spiced with cumin, cilantro and a touch of cayenne pepper.
Broccoli Fritters Ingredients
- Broccoli
- Onion
- Cilantro
- Garlic
- Chickpea Flour
- Ground Flaxseeds
- Cumin
- Cayenne
- Salt
- Oil
How To Make Broccoli Fritters
To make broccoli fritters recipe, you can either shallow fry or make baked broccoli fritters. Place chopped broccoli, onion, garlic and cilantro in a food processor and process until mixture is crumbly and resembles breadcrumbs.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add chickpea flour, ground flaxseeds, cumin, cayenne, salt and mix well to combine. Form into patties and shallow fry or bake in the oven.
Other Delicious Fritters To Try
- Black-Eyed Pea Fritters
- Puerto Rican Pumpkin Fritters
- Jamaican Banana Fritters
- Yellow Split Pea Fritters With Curry Sauce
- Corn Fritters
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Nutrition
- Energy:
- 77 kcal / 322 kJ
- Fat:
- 4 g
- Protein:
- 3 g
- Carbs:
- 9 g
Cooking Time
- Preparation:
- 10 min
- Ready in:
- 30 min
Ingredients
- 1 medium broccoli florets, (head) or approximately 3 1/2 cups of florets
- 1/2 medium onion, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- coconut oil, for shallow frying
Instructions
- Place broccoli florets, onion, cilantro and garlic in batches in a food processor and process until crumbly (looks like rice grains).
- Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in chickpea flour, flaxseed meal, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt. Mix well and squeeze together like you are forming a dough.
- Heat oil on medium in a large skillet. Form into patties about 1/4 cup, place fritters in the skillet, reduce heat to low and cook fritters on each side for about 4 minutes until golden brown.
- These are lightly fried and not deep fried. What I do is cover the skillet after I turn them to make sure the fritters are well cooked in the middle.
- Alternatively, you can bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray in a preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes, turning halfway. Serve with my vegan ranch dressing.
Notes
These were DELICIOUS and super easy. I like strong flavors so I tripled the cilantro and doubled the cumin. I also made little discs instead of larger patties because that made them easier to flip. New favorite recipe, THANK YOU!
Nancy, that is awesome. Thank you for sharing your feedback and yes, I love how you made it your own!
Can these be frozen to keep for another day?
Jenny that’s a great question, I never had leftovers to freeze but If it is overnight it should be fine. Just reheat them in the oven or an Air Fryer.
Hi, these look great – could you please be more specific as far as how much broccoli should be used? One medium head should yield approximately how many cups?
That’s about 3 1/2 cups of florets.
Thank you! Really looking forward to trying this recipe.
These are great! Thank you for the recipe.
👌
Thank you Jan
I love this recipe! However, mine came out a bit crumbly and fell apart easy. I used the baking method. Also, I didn’t have any chickpea flour and my nearest store didn’t have it so I used almond flour instead. Would the chick pea flour help or is there something else I can try to avoid the crumbly-ness?
Adrian, I would never think of using almond flour because I know it would never work. Chickpea flour acts as a binder when wet similar to flour. Please try it again with chickpea flour, you can order it online.
Hi,
Is the broccoli used raw or shall I cook it before making the fritters?
Thank you!
Yes raw please.
Thank you so much for this recipe, my husband and I loved the fritters.
Susan, I’m so happy you and your hubby enjoyed them. Thank you for sharing your feedback.
This recipe is amazing! Just made it today, tastes great. Thanks Michelle for sharing this with us.
Guhan, I’m so happy you enjoyed it, thank you for sharing your feedback.
What is a serving for these? I know it makes 10 servings but how many patties will this recipe make??
Nikki, it’s totally up to what size patties you make, more than likely I made 10 patties.
These sound great! Just wondering if you have ever frozen them for later? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Sandra, I have never frozen them. If you do please let us know how they turn out.
they are very good I added a little bit of Tabasco sauce for kick just wish you would have given us the ranch sauce recipe
That sounds great Catherine, thank you. I’m happy you enjoyed it. I do have a vegan ranch dressing on here https://healthiersteps.com/recipe/vegan-ranch-dressing-recipe/
Can you substitute or leave out cilantro. These look amazing Canora wait to try it?
Janice I only made it with cilantro but you should be able to substitute it with parsley.
Interested in vegan dishes. Your posts look very delish.
Raelani, hope you try it. Thank you for coming to my website all the recipes are vegan.
Hi
Would oat flour work instead of chickpea flour?
Thank you
I believe it would but I haven’t tried it.
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I love that the fritters can be made gluten and oil free. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this amazing recipe. Absolutely love these. I was worried they wouldn’t stay together when frying because of their lack of wet ingredients but they came out perfect. It’s not vegan, but I served them with a quick tzatziki of Greek yogurt, chopped dill, garlic and a few squeezes of fresh lemon.
Rachel, I’m happy they turned out great for you and you enjoyed them.
Hi!!
I LOVE this recipe! But we recently found out my daughter is allergic to chickpeas and flax. Would brown rice flour work to replace the chickpea flour? I’m not sure what would work to replace the flax, maybe breadcrumbs? Thanks in advance!
Hello my suggestion would be to substitute with a store-bought gluten-free flour because most of them are finer in texture than brown rice flour and similar to chickpea flour. if you decide to go with store-bought gluten-free flour, make sure to double check ingredients that it doesn’t contain chickpea flour. The purpose of the flaxseed in the recipe is to replace eggs and I’m not sure if breadcrumbs would be a good substitute without actually trying. As you see the recipe is very simple but holds together perfectly as written so if breadcrumbs works for you, please let us know.
Delicious! I used Avocado oil for the frying.