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Sweet potato fritters with snow pea and almond salad

500g sweet potato, peeled and grated
1 brown oinon, grated
1/3 cup finely grated parmesan
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup plain flour
salt and pepper to season
1/3 cup flaked almonds
1 tbsp olive oil
4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely shredded
200g snow peas, trimmed, shredded

1. put sweet potato and oinon in a colander. Using your hands, squeeze as much liquid as possible from mixture then put in a mixing bowl. Add parmesan, oil and flour and season with salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
2. Preheat oven to 160C. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a med heat. Drop 1/4 capfuls of sweet potato mixture into pan and cook, 3-4 at a time, for 4 mins on each side or until golden and crips. Transfer to an oven tray and put in teh oven to keep warm. Cook remaining fritters and transfer to oven.
3. Add almonds to clean pan and cook for 6 mins or until golden. Transfer to a bowl. Heat oil in pan, add ginger and cook for 2 mins or until soft. Add snow pea and stir until well combined. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until snow pea is just tender. Divide fritters between serving plates, top with snow pea salad and sprinkle over almonds.

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