Make these vegetable fritters with chipotle ranch sauce for an easy weekday dinner

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Give these homemade vegetable fritters a kick with chipotle ranch dressing for a simple appetizer or light entrée.

Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 10 fritters

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup chickpea flour

  • 1 teaspoon cumin

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • pepper

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 1/4 cup red onion, chopped

  • 3/4 cup red pepper, chopped

  • 3/4 cup zucchini, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

  • olive oil

  • chipotle ranch dressing

Instructions:

  1. Mix chickpea flour, cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add water and whisk until smooth.

  2. Add red pepper, onion, zucchini and parsley to the batter and combine.

  3. Heat pan coated in olive oil over medium high heat. Once pan is hot, add a spoonful of batter to the pan. Repeat with remaining batter, but leave enough space so they don't touch on the pan. (You may need to work in batches, depending on your pan size. Add more oil to cook as needed.)

  4. Cook batter until browned, and flip to cook on the other side.

  5. Remove fritters from the pan and serve with chipotle ranch dressing of your choosing (we love this one!).