Fried courgette flowers with honey and vinegar
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Skip to ingredients
- 75g plain flour
- 250ml sparkling water
- 50ml chestnut or other runny honey
- 50ml white wine vinegar
- for frying vegetable oil
- 6 courgette flowersstamens removed
Nutrition:
- kcal267
- fat6.5g
- saturates0.6g
- carbs47.4g
- sugars18.5g
- fibre1.5g
- protein3.9g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Put the flour in a bowl, season, and slowly whisk in the sparkling water to make a smooth batter.
step 2
You should be able to see your fingernail through the batter, when dipped.
step 3
In a separate bowl mix together the honey and vinegar.
step 4
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan no more than 1/3 full until 180C or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds.
step 5
Add the courgette flowers to the batter, toss to coat and gently shake off any excess before carefully placing into the oil.
step 6
Fry for 1-2 minutes until crisp, drain on kitchen paper and season.
step 7
Serve straightaway with the honey and vinegar in a small bowl to dip the courgette flowers into.
