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Zucchini and Zucchini Flower Tempura



Photo by Alessandra Zecchini ©

I used ready made Japanese tempura mix (available in Asian stores, but also in many supermarkets in NZ). Just add very cold water (doses according to packet instructions) and stir, not too much. Do not over-soak the vegetables in batter, just a little dip is enough, and make sure that the oil is very hot before frying. I used rice bran oil. The zucchini and flowers are from my garden, the fresher the better, I just added a sprinkle of salt before serving them. I did have some batter left and so, after taking this photo, I used it up to fry up some borage flowers as well. They were lovely!

Dipping Sauce:

For the tempura dipping sauce I mix soy sauce with a little kombu stock (recipe here, without the wakame of course). Some people add mirin or sugar, but I prefer not to. Maybe a little grated daikon or grated ginger, if I have it.

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  1. Nate @ House of AnnieJanuary 11, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    Mmmm, zucchini blossom tempura is awesome. Have you tried stuffing them with cheese before frying?

    Since you are using homegrown ingredients, would you like to enter this post in our Grow Your Own roundup this month? Full details at

    http://chezannies.blogspot.com/2010/01/rambutans-plus-grow-your-own.html

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  2. AlessandraJanuary 11, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Thank you Nate, If I find the time I will do it. Can I post more than one recipe?

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  3. Nate @ House of AnnieJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    The official rules say one entry per month, but I am flexible :-)

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  4. AlessandraJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    I'll think about which one is the best recipe!

    I may post one from this blog and one from my other blog (where I talk more about gardening!)

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  5. CDCJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    I love tempura vegetables - I want some now!

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  6. AlessandraJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Hi Chey, thank you for the visit? I read on you profile that you do scrapbooks, do you ever blog about it?

    Ciao
    Alessandra

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  7. TalitaJanuary 13, 2010 at 1:39 AM

    I love tempura but I've never tried with zucchini. Sounds delicious!

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  8. AlessandraJanuary 13, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Ciao Talita, thank you for visiting me, and what a lovely blog yo have!

    Well done!

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  9. ChristineSeptember 15, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    Hi Alessandra! I found this blog in Foodista and followed it here. One of the things I love the most about visiting great blogs like yours is I get to not only see food I've never seen prepared before, but you get to read about how they taste. Love it..... & now I'm hungry .... again :) By the way you can add more Foodista widget to your future blogs so more people can view it. Cheers!

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