Vegetable and cottage cheese croquettes recipe
Ingredients
600g floury potatoes e.g. Maris Piper
150g carrots, cut into ½cm dice
50g peas
100g cottage cheese
75g medium oatmeal
oil for shallow frying
Cut the potatoes into chunks and place in a saucepan of cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes until tender, drain and allow to cool completely. Meanwhile, boil the carrots and peas for 3 minutes, drain and run under cold water. Mash the potatoes, stir in the cottage cheese and vegetables and season well. Divide into 8 and mould into cylinder shapes. Sprinkle the oatmeal onto a large plate and roll each croquette in it to evenly coat. Heat a little oil in a large frying pan and fry the croquettes for 5 minutes, turning occasionally until golden. Serving suggestion Serve with low fat garlic mayonnaise and salad.
