California Farm Tempura Flowers, Blossoms, Sprouts & Salmon

Hobby Horseman
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.

California Farm Tempura Flowers, Blossoms, Sprouts & Salmon

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.

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Ingredients

Batter prep 3 hours, cooktime 30 minutes
2 people
  1. 6morsels of thinly sliced salmon
  2. 4kale flowers
  3. 8snowpea flowers
  4. 4kale heart leaves, bite size pieces
  5. 2red, 2 yellow, 2 white swiss chard leaves from the heart, bite size
  6. 2young sliced green asparagus stalks
  7. 2 Tbsthinly sliced winter carrot
  8. 2young sliced green onions
  9. 2scapes (garlic shoots)
  10. For the batter:
  11. Halfcup all-purpose flour
  12. 1/4 cupcorn starch
  13. 1/4 cupolive oil
  14. 2egg whites, beaten
  15. Tbswater added till thin batter
  16. Dipping sauce: Tbs soy, Tbs mirin, tsp palm sugar
  17. Quartgrapeseed oil for frying (filter and reuse)
  18. Cost:
  19. Salmon morsels $1, other $1, $1 per dinner

Cooking Instructions

Batter prep 3 hours, cooktime 30 minutes
  1. 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. 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. 3

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

  4. 4

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

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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.
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