Chilli cauliflower fritters with blue cheese dressing

Blue cheese gives rich body and bite to this vegetarian meal.

Recipe «Chilli cauliflower fritters with blue cheese dressing» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 300g cauliflower, cut into small florets, 100g self-raising flour, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 egg, 125ml iced water , Peanut oil, to deep fry, Curly endive, to serve, 100g blue cheese, crumbled , 60ml milk, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 tbs white wine vinegar.

Ingredients:

• 300g cauliflower, cut into small florets 
• 100g self-raising flour 
• 1 tsp chilli powder 
• 1 egg 
• 125ml iced water 
• Peanut oil, to deep fry 
• Curly endive, to serve 
• 100g blue cheese, crumbled 
• 60ml milk 
• 1 tbs olive oil 
• 1 tbs white wine vinegar 

Instructions

1. To make the blue cheese dressing, process the cheese, milk, oil and vinegar in a small food processor until smooth. Transfer to a jug. Season with pepper. Cover. Set aside to allow the flavours to develop.
2. Cook cauliflower in a saucepan of boiling water for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain well.
3. Whisk together the flour and chilli in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk in the egg and water. Add cauliflower. Toss to coat.
4. Pour enough peanut oil into a wok or large saucepan to come one-third of the way up the side. Heat oil to 160C. When the oil is ready, a cube of bread will turn golden in 30-35 seconds. Use tongs, shaking off excess batter, to transfer pieces of cauliflower to the oil. Cook, in batches, for 3 minutes or until golden. Use a slotted spoon to transfer pieces to a tray lined with paper towel.
5. Arrange endive on plates. Top with the fried cauliflower and drizzle with the blue cheese dressing.