Deep Fried Tempura Veggies

Start with a fresh assortment of your favorite veggies!  Locally grown would be fabulous!!!!  And with summer coming, alot of you have a garden full of healthy goodness rip for the picking!!!!

I purchased broccoli, mushrooms and locally grown zucchini for this recipe.

I cleaned and cut everything into bite sized pieces except the mushrooms, they shrink so I left them whole after I removed the stem.  Stuff them too before you batter them if you are feeling adventurous!

Fresh Plant City zucchini!!!!

Tempura batter:

1 cup of flour

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 1/2 cups of seltzer water

Salt

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Combine with a whisk and dip veggies 

Fry in small batches so the veggies do not clump together.

Drain excess oil on a paper towel and let them cool off a little before enjoying - that is the hard part!!! 

Salt to taste. 

BON APPETITE!!!

- Rachel