Ingredients

Method

• 200 g ricotta
• 2 free-range eggs
• 80 g cake flour
• 1 ½ T caster sugar
• 1 ½ t baking powder
• 2 t ground ginger
• ½ t salt
• 1 lemon, zested
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• icing sugar, for dusting
• 100 g dark chocolate
• 4 T extra virgin olive oil
• 1 orange, zested, to garnish

Method

Ingredients

Mix the ricotta, eggs and cake flour, then add the sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, salt and lemon zest and combine.

Heat the oil in a saucepan. Spoon the batter into the oil and cook until golden and crispy. Place on a baking tray and finish in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5 minutes if not completely cooked in the centre.

Place the cooked fritters on a large serving dish and dust with the icing sugar. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the chocolate onto the fritters and drizzle over the olive oil. Garnish with orange zest.