Gluten Free Carrot Fritters with Sunflower Seed Mayonnaise

These naturally gluten-free crunchy carrot fritters can be served as an elegant starter with your favourite dipping sauce or enjoyed as a tasty lunch. If there are any leftovers, they reheat well for a snack the next day. I served them with a leafy green salad and a dairy free, eggless mayonnaise made with organic sunflower seeds, water, lemon juice and sunflower oil. Sunflower seed mayonnaise, adapted from here, makes a great plant-based alternative to traditional egg based mayonnaise, esp. if you have egg allergy but still want to enjoy the creaminess and richness of the sauce.

Sunflower Seed Mayonnaise	Fritters
60 g Organic sunflower seeds 80 ml Water 1 tbsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice 100 ml Sunflower oil Himalayan pink salt Freshly milled black pepper	250 g Carrots, grated (about 5 medium) 2 Scallions, chopped 4 tbsp Parsley (or cilantro), chopped 60 g Chickpea flour 2 Eggs, large 1 tsp Cumin powder Salt and pepper to taste Ghee or oil for frying

Place sunflower seeds in a food processor or blender and process until finely ground. Add water and lemon juice. Blend together until combined. Gradually add in sunflower oil until you have achieved a thick creamy mayonnaise like consistency. If you want a thinner pouring consistency, blend in a little more water and I would suggest going lightly and adding 1-2 tablespoons at a time. It will keep for a week in a sealed container kept in the fridge.
Peel and coarsely grate carrots. Place into a large bowl with the chopped scallions and parsley or cilantro. Add in chickpea flour, eggs and cumin powder. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan with ghee or oil over a medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of batter per fritter to frying pan. Cook fritters in batches for 4-5 minutes each side, or until golden and cooked through.
Serve warm with prepared sunflower seed mayonnaise and scatter with the chopped herbs over.

33 comments:

Brian's Home Blog 1/8/21 01:02: If they taste as good as they look then yum!
Christine 1/8/21 02:08: Looks delicious.
Valentina 1/8/21 02:20: My GF son will devour these tasty fritters. And so will I. :-) ~Valentina
Happy Retiree's Kitchen 1/8/21 02:36: Oh my these carrot fritters look so delicious Angie. I have some of the flour to use up so I will give these a try. Beautiful presentation as always too. Thanks so much, Pauline x
J.P. Alexander 1/8/21 02:46: Se ven muy ricos de ley haré la receta. Te mando un beso y ten un buen fin de semana
Tom 1/8/21 04:29: ...goodness from the garden.
Grace 1/8/21 06:32: Apetitoso!
Ideal; me gusta cocinar con vegetales.
Muchas gracias por esta variante Agnies!
Feliz domingo! Y nuevo mes!!
Margaret D 1/8/21 06:49: Certainly for me something different and it does look good.
Noob Cook 1/8/21 09:36: A great dairy-free salad that's both healthy and wholesome. I can solo the whole stack of fritters :D~
New Classic r 1/8/21 13:43: Absolutely fabulous. Your creative ideas always astound me.
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 1/8/21 14:31: Beautiful and delicious fritters! Loving this sunflower seed mayo - that must be quite aromatic!
thepaintedapron.com 1/8/21 14:53: Who knew that you can make fritters with carrots and mayonnaise with sunflower seeds!!!
Jenna
DEZMOND 1/8/21 20:20: That would be my main lunch and I would eat a ton of them :) Why isn't there mustard in that mayo? We have sunflower veggie pates and spreads here in healthy food stores. I grind sunflower each morning with other seeds and mix them with coconut oil for my morning spread.
speedy70 2/8/21 09:41: Queste frittele sono una vera ghiottoneria!!!
Nancy Chan 2/8/21 09:51: I have never thought of using carrot to make fritters. Must try this recipe one of these days when I crave for snack.
David 2/8/21 17:14: Angie, They look good...but I don't know if I could eat this healthily on a regular basis. You always present these healthy options in an artistic manner. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
2pots2cook 2/8/21 17:33: We love carrot fritters; perfect summer lunch !
foodtravelandwine 2/8/21 20:58: I love absolutely everything about this post!!...I will try it very soon!!....Abrazotes, Marcela
Gingi 2/8/21 23:27: This looks VERY yumm!!!!! - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
gluten Free A_Z Blog 3/8/21 04:00: Angie,
I love all the healthy ingredients in these carrot fritters. Sunflower seed mayonnaise sounds very interesting. I've never heard of it. As always such beautiful presentation.
Anca 3/8/21 09:31: It looks amazing!! I am not too keen on carrots, but I would love to try these fritters, they look so good.
Eva Taylor 3/8/21 12:41: What a beautiful dish and that eggless mayo! I’m ready to get back into cooking, I’ve taken a bit of a break because we’ve been working on a deck project in our home, and I’m usually too tired to try anything new. But we’re in the homestretch and should be 95% finished by tomorrow, i just have to order the polycarbonate roof which takes four weeks.
Éva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
Gloria Baker 4/8/21 05:02: oh Angie, last times you make many recipes, Im slowly in post cause I have had some things here at home.
These carrots fritters look amazing, I love always all your recipes Angie!
Julie 4/8/21 14:24: loved the idea of shallow frying the fritters and serving the fritters with sunflower seed mayonnaise, unique indeed!!
Raymund 4/8/21 22:38: You gave me an idea on what to pair my grilled steak this coming weekend
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 5/8/21 20:09: I love seeing your photos on IG :) These look so unique and delicious!
claire 5/8/21 22:34: I have tried this kind of mayo and it was quite tasty,although I like more the traditional mayo. It looks beautiful!
mjskit 8/8/21 01:35: A fritter...YUM! Have never turned down a fritter. Love your take on a carrot fritter.
tigerfish 10/8/21 22:32: Interesting sunflower-seed mayo. I am intrigued.
Choclette 11/8/21 19:33: Ooh those fritters look so crunchy and delicious. Gram flour is just great for this sort of thing. I'm intrigued by your sunflower mayonnaise. I love my vegan mayo, but it's always good to try something different.
Choclette 11/8/21 19:33: Ooh those fritters look so crunchy and delicious. Gram flour is just great for this sort of thing. I'm intrigued by your sunflower mayonnaise. I love my vegan mayo, but it's always good to try something different.

Choclette x
Anonymous 11/8/21 19:34: Ooh those fritters look so crunchy and delicious. Gram flour is just great for this sort of thing. I'm intrigued by your sunflower mayonnaise. I love my vegan mayo, but it's always good to try something different.

Choclette x
babYpose 10/9/21 15:54: So special recipe, carrots fritters with egglesss mayonaise. Look delicious