Gluten-free Baked Green Pea Fritters (2024)

Tasty, healthy, easy and frugal pea fritters! These are gluten-free as they’re made with chickpea/gram flour and naturally vegan too.

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These fritters turned out even better than I hoped for.

There is something quite “meaty” about them, almost like they make a good substitute for nuggets.

They also work as a falafel-alternative. Add them to pitta wraps, eat them with a salad or serve them as an appetizer with some dip.

I’ve shared a recipe for a lovely, quick dairy-free herby yoghurt dip but honestly, I’ve mainly been eating these with some good, old-fashioned, classy ketchup.

Why I love these Green Pea Fritters

• They’re easy to make
• Healthy and a good source of protein
• Naturally vegan, eggless, gluten-free and grain-free
• Delicious, satiating and keeps you full for a long time
• Can be made with store-cupboard ingredients
• Frugal and budget-friendly
• Kids seem to LOVE this recipe, according to feedback I’ve had from readers
• Versatile – eat as a snack, as part of a meal, in a pita wrap etc.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Frozen peas, (Petit Pois or Garden Peas)
• Olive oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Besan flour / chickpea flour / Gram flour
• Bicarbonate soda
• Salt
• Mixed fresh or dried herbs, finely chopped (I used mixed dried Italian herbs)

How to make these patties

1. Cook the peas.
2. Fry the onion and garlic in the oil.
3. Mix the onions and garlic, in a food processor or with a masher, until it becomes a thick paste.
4. Mix with the chickpea flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and herbs.
5. Wet your hands and shape the mixture into patties. Place on a baking sheet.
6. Brush with fritters with olive oil.
7. Bake until golden brown, flipping them over half way.
8. Eat right away or keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Enjoy!

📖 Recipe

Gluten-free Baked Green Pea Fritters

Yield: 10 fritters

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Delicious green pea fritters that are baked, not fried. Naturally gluten-free, vegan, frugal, healthy and kid-friendly!

Ingredients

• 250 g / 2 cups frozen peas, (Petit Pois or Garden Peas)
• 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for baking
• 1 large white onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 140 g / 1 ½ cups besan flour, (or chickpea flour)
• 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
• A pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp mixed fresh or dried herbs, finely chopped (I used mixed dried Italian herbs)

Herby Yoghurt Dipping sauce

• 250 g / 1 cup Soy yoghurt
• Mixed fresh or dried herbs, finely chopped (I used fresh rosemary, parsley and mint)
• Juice from 1 lemon
• A pinch of salt and ground black pepper, to taste

See Also

31 Delicious Vegan Pasta Recipes

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
2. Add the peas to a medium saucepan, cover with water and boil, according to packet's instructions and drain well.
3. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a few minutes, until softened.
4. Add the peas, onions and garlic to a food processor and pulse until it becaomes a thick paste. Alternatively, you can use a masher to mix it by hand.
5. Stir in the chickpea flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and herbs.
6. The mixture is quite sticky so you will need to wet your hands to shape them into patties. Scoop 1 tbsp of the mixture, roll into a ball and press down slightly to create a patty shape on the baking sheet.
7. Brush with fritters with olive oil.
8. Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden brown, flipping them over half way.
9. Eat right away or keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also freeze them and reheat from frozen.

For the dipping sauce

1. Simply mix all the ingredients together and serve in a small dish, along with the fritters.

Nutrition Information

Yield 10Serving Size 1 fritter
Amount Per ServingCalories 94Carbohydrates 14gFiber 3gSugar 2gProtein 4g

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