Olive Fritters

"“Little Critters Fried Like Fritters Come Out Crunchy and Divine.”😆 (Gregory Maguire) :: :: Well, these are not little “critters”, but that got your attention, right??🤣 :: :: So, I’ve been developing a flurry of new recipes lately at home for my consulting clients, and, as a result, I have had A LOT of extra ingredients around. This week, in particular, left me with loads of extra cauliflower. After giving a few heads to my neighbor @hello150ish I still had extra to use up. And, I didn’t want to make cauliflower soup, or roasted cauliflower, or mashed cauliflower. I wanted to make something new (to me). Enter, FRITTERS. I have actually never made a cauliflower fritter before, but who doesn’t love FRIED + CRUNCHY? I was inspired to try something different using this popular ingredient, but of course, I had to infuse a little bit of #LaCucinaItaliana into it. Most cauliflower fritter recipes call for cooking the cauliflower first in some fashion…either boiling, steaming, or roasting...before mixing it with other ingredients. But, I figured, since cauliflower cooks so quickly, why not forgo that extra step and make a very streamlined version (which is always my goal with developing recipes).⠀ ⠀ And, I was in the mood for anchovies. So what did I do? I made the first ever PUTTANESCA CAULIFLOWER FRITTERS!! And, THEY. WERE. SO, GOOD! (My taste testers confirmed this!) ⠀ Mixed with classic puttanesca ingredients (anchovies, olives, capers, tomato, garlic & oregano), raw cauliflower “rice” is bound together with eggs, rice flour & a touch of baking powder, then deep fried. I served this crunchy deliciousness with a quick spicy garlic mayo.😋⠀ ⠀ I still need to perfect this recipe before posting it, but stay tuned!⠀ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ @thefeedfeed, @pearls_olives #DreamOlive #feedfeed #contest⠀ #cauliflowerfritters #cauliflowerrice #zucchinifritters #meatlessmonday #veggieburger #cauliflowerrecipes #buzzfeast #huffposttaste #f52grams #rrmagfan #thenewhealthy #thekitchn #puttanesca #foodblogeats #glutenfreerecipes #todayfood #cookandtell #italiancooking #MangiaWithMichele #micheledipietro #forkfeed⁣ #sundaygravy #italianamerican #sundaydinner #feastonthese #pastalover"