Harvest Vegetable Fritters with Shrimp
Grilled shrimp & aioli on a golden vegetable fritter makes Harvest Vegetable Fritters with Shrimp a classy Farm to Table appetizer or entrée.
This post is sponsored in conjunction with #FallFlavors Week. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of these recipes. All opinions are mine. 
Recently I saw the picture of these Harvest Vegetable Fritters with Shrimp in a local “Edible” magazine and I was captivated. It practically shouted let’s make Farm to Table gourmet.
I wasn’t actually surprised since I knew who the author was. A chef and former restauranteur, we used to frequent her place for its consistently fabulous food.
Now one thing I especially loved, was how the recipe was flexible on the vegetables you used. That’s perfect for fall, when sometimes you don’t know which veggie is going to produce insane quantities. Or for when you get a harvest box from Melissa’s Produce, like I did for Fall Flavors Week. 
I had heard of Melissa’s before but didn’t know that the LA based company is the largest distributor of specialty produce in the United States. I also learned that Melissa’s Produce (seasonally) carries “exotic” items like passion fruit and kumquats that could make this Wisconsin winter a whole lot nicer! And the box was just the push I needed to try this recipe–check the giveaway below for a chance to win a box of your own and other great prizes!
The Vegetable Fritters with Shrimp were also a perfect “eat your 5 a day” food. Do you count your five? When my kids were young, I used to make them name their 2 servings of fruit and 3 vegetables before they could have dessert! Missing a veggie? Well there are carrot sticks in the ‘fridge, honey.
Today I used sweet potatoes and potatoes from the box along with some local zucchini and onion in my fritters. And I have to tell you that the egg/flour combination for “fritter glue” worked much better than the breadcrumbs I had previously used. 
I decided to top the fritters with a dollop of lime cilantro aioli instead of the lemon yogurt in the original. I had bought the jar when shopping for specialty foods, though I actually prefer my homemade aioli.
Rather than do one per person as an appetizer my husband and I split that batch of six, doubled the shrimp and called it dinner. It’s the most fun dinner I’ve had in awhile and healthy too! Gotta love a recipe that’s versatile! 
This dish worked so well that I’ve done vegetable fritters a few times since, though not always with shrimp. Pretty sure it’s going to be a winter staple this year!
Harvest Vegetable Fritters with Shrimp
Ingredients
Fritters:
- ½ cup flour gluten-free if desired
- Pinch of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups grated vegetables of your choice
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro
- ¼ cup corn kernels
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 Tablespoons oil for frying
Aioli:
- 2 Tablespoons aioli or mayonnaise mixed with garlic and onion powder
Grilled Shrimp:
- 6 shrimp
- ½ Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon dried herbs of your choice
- Salt pepper
Instructions
- To prepare the fritters, in a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and herbs.
- Squeeze out some of the water from the grated vegetables by putting into an old towel (this may stain) or clean rag, closing together the ends and twisting to squeeze. Add the vegetables, parsley and corn to the flour mixture and toss to coat. Add the beaten egg and stir until well-mixed.
Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a medium hot sautee pan. Form fritter mixture into six patties and fry until golden on the first side. Turn the fritters over, reduce the heat and cover the pan to finish cooking.
While the fritters finish cooking, prepare the shrimp. Brush shelled shrimp with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper. Cook in grill pan or sautee pan on both sides until pink and cooked through, a couple minutes per side.
When everything is done cooking, assemble. Top each fritter with a rounded teaspoon of aioli and set a shrimp on top, tail up. Garnish with additional chopped parsley if desired.
Nutrition
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Thank you #FallFlavors Week Sponsors: Melissa’s Produce, Dixie Crystals, Torani, Republic of Tea, Taylor & Colledge, and Nairn’s. All opinions are my own.
These could be an appetizer, light lunch or dinner, or top a salad. So much versatility and deliciousness in there.
These are so pretty! I am making these for my next get together with the neighbors!
I am loving these fritters. Can’t wait to use the veggies I just got from my Misfit box to make them
Thats one hell of a pretty fritter. like Amy said it looks elegant, looks like something you order in a fine dining restaurant
These look so elegant and quite delicious! The shrimp is such a lovely addition.
The veggie fritters by themselves would be a great app — add the shrimp and its dinner!
I definitely need to do better at “eating my 5,” and this looks like a great way to do it!
Love the veggie fritters underneath the shrimp! Such a great appetizer or small bite meal!
This appetizer definitely takes a cocktail party to the next level.
Those veggie fritters sound good by themselves but that shrimp puts them over the top.
I adore these!!! They are so cute and elegant at the same time.
This is a lovely dish. I can see me serving this up as a first course for a dinner party.