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Garbanzo Fritters with Pear Salsa - Veg / FatFree

Make Garbanzo Fritters with Pear Salsa - Veg / FatFree at home with Cooked Garbanzos, Salt, Idaho Potato, Onion, and Flour. Serves 1. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1
• 1
• 1 tbsp
• 2 tsp
• 3
• 2
• 2
• 1 tbsp
• 6
• 1 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Non-stick pan needed for these.

2. 2

   Chop the garbanzo beans coarsely and season with the salt.

3. 3

   Peel and grate potato and squeeze out as much water as possible.

4. 4

   In a medium bowl, combine the potato, onion, flour, and hot pepper sauce.

5. 5

   Mix well to blend.

6. 6

   Add garbanzo beans and egg whites and mix.

7. 7

   Heat a large non-stick skillet over low heat until it is very hot.

8. 8

   When it's hot, drop rounded tablespoons of the batter into the skillet allowing room for them to spread.

9. 9

   Cook over moderately high heat until they are golden brown on the bottom, about 4 minutes.

10. 10

    Turn fritters over, flatten slightly and cook about two minutes longer.

11. 11

    Rinse them under cold running water to cool and slip the skins off.

12. 12

    Cut the tomatoes in half and scoop out the seeds.

13. 13

    Slice them into one-quarter-inch julienne strips.

14. 14

    In a medium bowl, toss the diced pears with the lemon juice. Add the tomatoes, scallions and jalapenos. Mix well.

15. 15

    In another bowl, whisk together the vinegar and honey.

16. 16

    Drizzle over the pear mixture and toss to coat.

17. 17

    Serve with a slotted spool to allow most of the juice to drain off.

18. 18

    Serve the fritters with salsa on the side.

19. 19

    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by ChupaBabi; 12 March 2004. www.fareshare.net