Recipe: courgette and cheese fritters

Getting children to eat vegetables is not easy, well not in my house. However, last night, I tried something new and it went down a storm. Everyone asked for a second helping!

I made courgette fritters. And the best thing was that they were so easy to make. So, I'm sharing the love with you. I'm not sure if renaming them as mini pancakes helped my cause - I opted to remove any reference to courgette in the title when describing them to the children to avoid any preconceptions about the taste.

 I got the recipe from BBC Good Food, but added some grated cheese.

 Ingredients: 

• 50g plain flour 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 grated courgette 
• 1 tbsp oil 
• a couple of handfuls of grated cheese 
• sweet chilli sauce (or tomato ketchup) to dip 

Method: 

1. Sieve the plain flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. Break the eggs into the well and gently whisk the eggs and flour together. 
3. Slowly whisk in the milk to make a pancake batter. 
4. Add the grated courgette and the cheese and mix together. 
5. Heat the oil in a pan and spoon in the mixture, flip when the base is browned and firm. 
6. Serve. I served the fritters with a poached egg on top and some sliced chorizo on the side, to give it a Spanish tapas feel. I also added some baby spinach leaves to my plate, for extra greenery and added some sweet chilli sauce. The children opted for tomato ketchup instead of the sweet chilli sauce. 

This is a really easy and quick midweek supper and it's definitely something I'll make again.

What are your go-to recipes for quick and easy after school meals?