Recipe

Step 1: Heat a frying pan, add the cumin seeds and toast over a high heat for 2 minutes to release their flavour.

Step 2: In a bowl, combine the grated beetroot, flour and cumin seeds then crush in the garlic cloves and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Step 3: Use your hands to bring all the ingredients together, squeezing the mixture to absorb all the flour.

Step 4: With wet hands, shape the mixture into small balls. (This can be a little fiddly but don’t worry, the beetroot will hold its shape once in the oil.) Sprinkle some flour onto a plate and coat the balls in the flour.

Step 5: Heat the olive oil in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Carefully place the beetroot balls into the pan, fry on each side until crispy then place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Step 6: Serve straight away with tzatziki dip.

Tip: For a more formal dish, try serving these fritters on individual plates with tzatziki drizzled over the top. Accompany with a small watercress salad on the side. The flavours work perfectly and, not only that, it looks beautiful too.

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Reprinted with permission from Natasha Edwards’ Garlic: The Mighty Bulb (2012 Firefly Books).