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Asparagus and Feta Fritters

[heart_this] · May 10, 2011 · 48 Comments

Asparagus and Feta Fritters topped with a Poached Egg and Avgolemono

Fresh Spring asparagus fritters with feta and dill.

Fritters are definitely one of my favourite foods! There is just something irresistible about a savoury vegetable cake that is fried until golden brown and crispy! One of the things that I like so much about them is that you can make them with all sorts of different vegetables and and over the last few years I have been experimenting with different vegetables. One vegetable that I had never even considered using to make a fritter with, one of my favourite vegetables, was asparagus and when I came across the idea of asparagus fritters on Kalofagas recently I knew that I would have to try making some. What’s more is that these asparagus fritters use some of my favourite Greek flavours including lots of fresh herbs and feta, a flavour combination that I have used in spinach fritters and zucchini fritters in the past.

Asparagus and Feta Fritters topped with a Poached Egg and Avgolemono
These fritters are pretty easy to make, you simple grate or food process the asparagus, mix up the batter and fry in oil until crispy. Given how simple they are to make I often like to server fritters for a lazy brunch on the weekend though they also go well as appetizers. This time I made the meal a bit heartier by topping the fritters with a poached egg and some avgolemono sauce where avgolemono sauce is a lemony sauce that makes for a nice lighter alternative to a hollondaise sauce .

Asparagus and Feta Fritters topped with a Poached Egg and Avgolemono

Asparagus and Feta Fritters

Asparagus and Feta Fritters

Prep Time: 4 minutes Cook Time: 16 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 2

Fresh Spring asparagus fritters with feta and dill.

ingredients
  • 1 pound asparagus, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup feta, crumbled
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup flour (I like to use whole wheat)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
directions
  1. Grate or process the asparagus in a food processor.
  2. Mix the asparagus, herbs, green onions, feta, flour, egg, salt and pepper and enough flour that the mixture will hold together.
  3. Heat the oil in a pan.
  4. Spoon the asparagus mixture into the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    May 10, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    Yum yum yum! What a great way to change up asparagus!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    May 10, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    wow this sounds really good i will have to try them out with my boyfriend!!!

    Reply
  3. Maris (In Good Taste) says

    May 10, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    These are absolutely glorious! I also love fritters and am just staring at this picture!

    Reply
  4. ~Bee says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:51 am

    They look beautiful and tasty and goodness do I want a drippy drippy egg right now…

    Reply
  5. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    May 11, 2011 at 6:21 am

    Fabulous fritters! I really like that idea. yummy!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  6. jose manuel says

    May 11, 2011 at 6:25 am

    Que cosa tan fantastica, tengo que probarlo.

    Saludos

    Reply
  7. Katie says

    May 11, 2011 at 7:09 am

    Yummie!

    Reply
  8. VIRGINIA says

    May 11, 2011 at 8:02 am

    I love that, This is excelent. I am sorry by my english.

    Reply
  9. Joanne says

    May 11, 2011 at 10:17 am

    Fritters are definitely way more fun to eat and the perfect way to eat your veggies without even realizing you're doing so! This flavor pairing sounds delicious!

    Reply
  10. Krasja says

    May 11, 2011 at 10:57 am

    This must be great dish. I have a full bag of asparagus waiting fof me and my kitchen …

    Reply
  11. Michele says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:41 am

    Must try these. The poached egg and sauce on top look so good!

    Reply
  12. brandi says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    These look so delicious! I love fritters.

    Reply
  13. Stefania says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Bella ricetta ciao

    Reply
  14. Stephen Parks Bell says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    You are amazing. What an awesome blog!

    Reply
  15. Stephen Parks Bell says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    You are awesome! This blog is amazing! I have to try this some time.

    Reply
  16. Ellie says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Your food always makes me so hungry!! This looks delishious 🙂

    Reply
  17. Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    I love asparagus, but have never had them in fritter form. This recipe sounds fantastic, and the poached egg-topped fritter looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  18. Meaghan Luby says

    May 11, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    as per usual, this looks like one great recipe. yay, fritters! always fab. thanks for sharing, loves it 🙂
    -meg
    @ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com

    Reply
  19. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    Yum! I can't wait to try this!

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    Love this idea! I love roasted asparagus but this is a great way to serve them. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. Love the pics 🙂

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Oh yum!! These fritters look delicious! You have such a wonderful blog!

    Cheers~

    Reply
  22. Food Glorious Food! says

    May 11, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    Wonderful vegetarian meal… thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  23. penandra says

    May 11, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Kevin – This looks so amazing, I love that you turned a fritter into a "benedict"! How terrific that California asparagus is at the farmer's market — tomorrow!

    Reply
  24. Erin says

    May 11, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Wow, this looks fantastic! I love asparagus and feta. I'll have to make this.
    Thanks!
    Erin (from The Sisters Cafe)

    Reply
  25. Jen says

    May 11, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    WOW! Just stumbled across your site. Brilliant photos! These look so so delicious. mmmm

    Reply
  26. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    May 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    That pic of the fritters with the egg and sauce is making my mouth water…

    Reply
  27. marla says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Kevin, these are such inventive fritters-love with that oozy egg 🙂

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    This looks UHHHH mazing! CANNOT wait to try and devour!

    Reply
  29. kellypea says

    May 12, 2011 at 1:24 am

    Kevin, your food is always amazing. The egg on that creation has me wanting it for dinner, and I'm bookmarking it to try. Can't have too many veggies, right?

    Reply
  30. Pam says

    May 12, 2011 at 3:56 am

    Love this recipe! The last shot with the runny yolk makes me drool. Nicely done Kevin.

    Reply
  31. Sue @ JustforLicks says

    May 12, 2011 at 4:18 am

    That looks absolutely amazing!! First I saw the fritter and that that looked delicious. But when I saw the egg? Now that is fantastic! Great combination.

    Reply
  32. mirtilla says

    May 12, 2011 at 6:31 am

    very good…

    Reply
  33. Ciao Chow Linda says

    May 12, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    As always, your photos are fantastic. And this dish – what a wonderful surprise for a special breakfast treat.

    Reply
  34. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says

    May 12, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    Oh, my heavens! This makes me want to drop what I'm doing and literally run to the kitchen to make this recipe.

    Reply
  35. Mindy says

    May 12, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    Hey Kev, you ever thought of writing a cookbook? and do you menu plan? How is it that you consistently turn out such amazing recipes?

    Reply
  36. Ivy says

    May 12, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    These look delicious and so creative. If you like check out my event Creative Concoctions if you would like to win some Greek EVOO.

    Reply
  37. Pretty. Good. Food. says

    May 13, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    My mouth is watering just looking through these photos!!! Delicious recipe :)!

    Reply
  38. foralldel says

    May 13, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    Wow! Really nice. I'm gonna try theese with a norwegian twist. 😀

    Reply
  39. Culinary Cory says

    May 14, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    Interesting combo. I never would have thought about making these before. Good idea.

    Reply
  40. Janna Renee says

    May 15, 2011 at 4:58 am

    All your fritters look amazing!!

    Reply
  41. unhip squirrel says

    May 15, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    This looks incredible! I am an eggs benedict fiend and I remember I used to go to a restaurant in Vancouver that served the poached egg on a potato latke. Your dish reminds me of it a bit. I will have to try it out – I love the fresh dill as an added touch. Beautiful!

    By the way… beautiful site. I just discovered it through my friend, author of Foodess.com!

    Reply
  42. Melissa @IWasBornToCook says

    May 17, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Love this. I'm a big fritter fan too…and these are some of my favorite ingredients. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  43. Gloria says

    May 17, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Kevin, Kevin this is amazing and temptinh like always!! always your food is deklicious!!

    Reply
  44. buy rift account says

    May 19, 2011 at 5:37 am

    OMG! this looks so delicious. . =)

    Reply
  45. Marisa says

    May 26, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Loving that molten egg yolk on top of a fabulous sounding fritter.

    Reply
  46. Anonymous says

    June 24, 2011 at 12:43 am

    found this off tastespotting and just made it… it tastes incredible! the asparagus-shredding was incredibly time-consuming because i don't own a food processor, but it looks like all the effort was worth it 🙂

    Reply
  47. Ruby says

    October 20, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    I just blogged about these fritters and my experience with the recipe. I hope I did you justice!

    Reply
  48. RoxStar says

    February 8, 2013 at 1:53 am

    This is my first recipe of yours to make and it was fantastic. Thank you so much for having such a wide variety of vegetarian recipes. I'm eager to try as many as I can!
    Roxy

    Reply

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