Pea & Haloumi Fritters

Zucchini & Haloumi Fritters are a somewhat classical combination so when the latest issue of Delicious popped into my letterbox, their recipe for Pea & Haloumi Fritters caught my eye. Besides using a different green vegetable they have treated the haloumi differently - it's not grated but cubed. I must also admit the photos certainly had me salivating - so enough of the preamble, let's get cooking.

Pea & Haloumi Fritters

250g frozen peas
½ cup milk
2 eggs
30g cornflour
100g plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
250g haloumi cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
1 tablespoon mint, plus extra to serve
olive oil, to shallow fry

Boil the peas in salted water for 2 minutes, then drain. Rinse under cold water then drain again. Puree half until smooth.

Whisk milk, eggs, flours, baking powder and pureed peas in a bowl, then fold in remaining peas, haloumi, mint, salt and pepper.

Heat olive oil in non-stick frypan over medium heat. Add tablespoons of the mixture to the pan in batches, pressing down to flatten slightly and fry 2-3 minutes or until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

The only thing I would probably change would be to dice the cheese a little smaller then the recipe suggests. They are quite tasty and morish and would also be suitable as finger food (just make smaller fritters).