These veggie fritters with corn, chickpeas, and bell pepper are super easy to make, they are vegan, gluten-free, protein-rich and perfect as a snack, side dish, lunch or dinner.
HEALTHY VEGGIE FRITTERS
I love all kind of fritters because they are easy to make and perfect as a snack or side dish. I already made these cauliflower fritters (patties) which are super yummy and healthy. This time I added corn and bell pepper to add some color as we all know that it’s important to eat colorful food. These veggie fritters are really quick an easy to make. They are furthermore gluten-free, vegan (egg-free, dairy-free), healthy and protein-rich. You can serve them with a creamy cashew dip, mustard or even tomato ketchup!
PROTEIN-RICH VEGGIE FRITTERS
I’ve used cooked chickpeas to make these crispy veggie fritters. Not only do chickpeas add healthy plant-based protein, but they also hold the mixture together and because of this, you don’t have to use eggs! Awesome right?! You could use white cannellini beans instead of chickpeas or even kidney beans or black beans. The color will be obviously different when you use kidney beans or black beans, but the fritters will still taste delicious!
You can easily prepare this dish in a food processor or blender. I used a food processor because it works the best for this recipe, in my opinion. If you don’t have a food processor, you could also mash the chickpeas with a fork. The process will take longer though.
GLUTEN-FREE VEGGIE FRITTERS
I used rice flour to make these vegan fritters gluten-free. Feel free to use any other gluten-free flour, for example, buckwheat flour, chickpea flour, quinoa flour, sorghum flour or a flour blend. If you are gluten-free AND grain-free you should pick either buckwheat flour, chickpea flour or quinoa flour. I do not recommend using coconut flour because it’s very absorbent. If you aren’t gluten-free you can use all-purpose flour (wheat flour) or spelt flour to make these vegan fritters.
ADD VEGGIES OF CHOICE
I chose corn and bell pepper to make these veggie fritters because I love corn fritters! However, you can use any other of your favorite veggies, for example, zucchini, broccoli, brussels sprouts, celery, green peas, etc. You can also add mushrooms! So as you can see this vegan recipe doesn’t get boring since you can vary it as per your liking.
THESE VEGGIE FRITTERS ARE:
- Vegan (egg-free, dairy-free)
- Gluten-free
- Can be made grain-free
- Crispy
- Freezable
- Protein-rich
- Healthy
- Super easy to make
- Great for lunch, dinner, and meal prep
EASY AND QUICK RECIPE
As mentioned before, this healthy recipe is ridiculously easy to make in 5 easy steps. It actually takes less than 10 minutes to prepare the vegan patties in a food processor. Then all you need to do is fry them in a skillet. You could also brush them with a little bit oil and bake them in the oven at 190 degrees C (375 degrees F) until crispy. It will take much longer though (probably 15-20 minutes from each side), however, you will need less oil.
Should you recreate these vegan corn fritters, please leave a comment below and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your recreations.
Veggie Fritters
Ingredients
- One 15 oz can (280 g) chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
- 1 medium-sized onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground oregano
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Sea salt & pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup (50 g) rice flour (see notes)
- 1 cup fresh (160 g) corn (or canned)
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Vegan cheese (optional)
- Cashew dip (optional)
Instructions
- Watch the video to see all the instruction steps.
- Process chickpeas, onion, garlic, lime juice, and all spices in a food processor.
- Add rice flour and mix again.
- Put the mixture into a bowl and add the chopped pepper, corn, and parsley. Stir with a spoon or use your hands.
- Form 8 patties and fry them with some oil in a skillet from both sides (about 5 minutes each) until golden brown.
- Serve with a cashew dip. Enjoy!
Notes
- Flour: I haven't tried the recipe with any other flour, however, it should work with most flours (except coconut flour). I mentioned some in the blog post above.
- Recipe makes about 8 medium-sized patties. Nutrition facts are for one pattie.
Nutrition information is an estimate and has been calculated automatically
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I love them!
I served them twice. The second time was not that good because i used coconutflour. Riceflour is better!
Selbst meine Mutter mochte sie als nicht Veganerin. Liebe Grüße aus ??
Glad you loved my recipe (with rice flour). I would never suggest coconut flour because it dries out the dough and I don’t like the bland taste. 🙂
LG, Ela
These are delicious, served in one of your rolls with salad and a think dressing. Yum
That’s fantastic Caroline! And such a great idea to serve them in a bread roll! 🙂
I wanted to know if I abuse almond flour. Thanks
Almond flour could work, but I haven’t tried it out, so I cannot guarantee the result will be the same. 🙂
Just bought ingredients to make this tonight, but I forgot to get vegetable oil – do you think these will come out alright with olive oil?
Yes, Emily! You can, of course, use olive oil. 🙂
Can I use garbanzo flour? I was at the store today to get the stuff and I had a stare contact with the rice flour… didnt think it was the one I needed ?
Yes, garbanzo flour should work as well! 🙂
Hi!
These look fantastic and I’m considering making them to take to a party. Do you know if they stay crispy & delicious even when eaten a few hours after the are fried? Or better eaten immediately?
Thank you!
I would say they are better eaten immediately! 🙂
what type of vegan cheese did you put in the middle of these s seen in your most recent instagram post?? i cant wait to make them!
Homemade vegan cheese! I am working on a new recipe (firm vegan cheese). 🙂
Can I use boiled chickpeas here or I just need to soak them overnight only to use them for patties?
I would use boiled chickpeas! 🙂
Looks delicious.would like to give them a try.
Hello this looks delicious ….what type of sauce did you use, I didn’t see a recipe for it.
Hey, it is actually linked in the recipe. You just have to click on “cashew dip”. 🙂
Hi there just wondering are the veggies still crunchy should I pre fry the veggies for fussy kids or do they cook in the patty?
Beck 🙂
Sure, you can pre-fry the veggies if you prefer! Might be better for kids. 🙂
Hi
What can I use to substitute the chick peas as my son is allergic to them,
You can use any other beans instead. 🙂
THESE LOOK DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone used the air fryer for these????????
Yes, I use the air fryer for almost all my cooking. I set my Cosori 5qt air fryer to 370 degrees and cook 5-7 minutes per side of any veggie burger OR fritter…the thicker the item, the longer…you just sort of learn after a few times what works for you.
Thanks for sharing, Mike! 🙂
These were so yum! As it was cooking my family kept saying how nice it smelt. This had amazing flavours! I used a grill (flat, open sandwich press) because the heat was better distributed to cook without oil. Although it did need 8-10 minutes each side cooking it this way. Worth it though.
Great! Thanks for your feedback, Melissa! 🙂
I made these because I had everything for them in my kitchen. I made them with whole wheat flower and I added some carrots and mushrooms to the mixture and they turned out fantastic!! ❤
So happy they turned out delicious! 🙂
Could I make them in oven instead of frying?
You will need to try. I haven’t tested it yet. 🙂
I like this recipe , seems simple to make and who doesn’t have these items in there fridge! Love it! I will try this soon. Thanks for this recipe
You are very welcome, Elvira! I hope you will like the recipe. 🙂
And if you DON’T have those exact ingredients in the fridge you can substitute. Thanks for giving us the FORMULA rather than an exact recipe to use.
Absolutely! Thank you, Becky. 🙂
These look so yummy! Wanna make them now 😀
Great recipe!
Lots of love, Bianca
Thanks, Bianca. You should give them a try! 🙂
Wowwww am super inspired by your Uniwue recipes and especially your passion in what you do
Will definately Do these yummy veggie Fritters
Thanks so much! Please report if you give them a try. 🙂
Love these veggie fritters Ela! They look delicious!
Thank you, Jess! I hope you will give them a try. 🙂