Sourdough discard tempura
Serves 4 as a starter
Easy
Total time:
Put your sourdough discard to great use by mixing with sparkling water to create a batter for green veggies. Serve with soy sauce as an easy vegan starter
Skip to ingredients
- 200g sourdough starter
- 50-100ml sparkling watercold
- a handful of each long-stemmed broccoli, asparagus tips, green beanscut into bite-sized pieces
- vegetable oilfor frying
- soy sauceto serve
Method
step 1
Whisk together the starter with enough sparkling water to make a light, thin batter – a good way of testing the consistency is to dip your finger in and you should just be able to see your nail through it.
step 2
Fill a pan no more than a third full with oil and heat to 180C or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds. Dip a few of the vegetables into the batter, quickly whip out and add carefully to the oil. Cook, in batches, for 1-2 minutes or until golden, light and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and season with sea salt flakes.
step 3
Continue with the remaining vegetables and batter. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.
