California Farm Tempura Flowers, Blossoms, Sprouts & Salmon

Name: California Farm Tempura Flowers, Blossoms, Sprouts & Salmon
Total time: 12600 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 morsels of thinly sliced salmon; 4 kale flowers; 8 snowpea flowers; 4 kale heart leaves, bite size pieces; 2 red, 2 yellow, 2 white swiss chard leaves from the heart, bite size; 2 young sliced green asparagus stalks; 2 Tbs thinly sliced winter carrot; 2 young sliced green onions; 2 scapes (garlic shoots); For the batter:; Half cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup corn starch; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 egg whites, beaten; Tbs water added till thin batter; Dipping sauce: Tbs soy, Tbs mirin, tsp palm sugar; Quart grapeseed oil for frying (filter and reuse); Salmon morsels $1, other $1, $1 per dinner

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Early spring, snow peas are flowering, kale is flowering, asparagus and winter carrots are ready, swiss chard has tender shoots, green onions and garlic scapes are sprouting, all of these are a great combination with salmon when deepfried in light crispy tempura batter.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

Batter prep 3 hours, cooktime 30 minutes

2 people

6morsels of thinly sliced salmon
4kale flowers
8snowpea flowers
4kale heart leaves, bite size pieces
2red, 2 yellow, 2 white swiss chard leaves from the heart, bite size
2young sliced green asparagus stalks
2 Tbsthinly sliced winter carrot
2young sliced green onions
2scapes (garlic shoots)
For the batter:
Halfcup all-purpose flour
1/4 cupcorn starch
1/4 cupolive oil
2egg whites, beaten
Tbswater added till thin batter
Dipping sauce: Tbs soy, Tbs mirin, tsp palm sugar
Quartgrapeseed oil for frying (filter and reuse)
Cost:
Salmon morsels $1, other $1, $1 per dinner

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Steps

Batter prep 3 hours, cooktime 30 minutes

1

Pick, wash, rinse flowers, leaves, carrot, scapes and onion. Slice thin with the salmon on the diagonal. (Garlic scapes in the windowsill vase are on the right)
2

In bowl, mix flour with the olive oil till crumbly. Add cornstarch and water to make a smooth batter. Fold beaten eggwhites in carefully. Let batter rest three hours.
3

Make dipping sauce from Tbs soy, Tbs mirin, tsp palm sugar, stir.
4

Bring grapeseed oil to 375F in wok, dip flowers in batter, fry first, then veggies, then salmon. Drain. Enjoy.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on March 29, 2022 22:01

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.