Tempura hearts of palm on a bed of warm

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Beaten egg
⅔ cup Flour
½ cup Cornstarch
1 cup Cold soda water
1 teaspoon Salt
2 pounds Heart of palm; portioned into 4-ounce pieces, blanched
Essence
2 pounds Assorted leafy greens; stemmed and rinsed
2 tablespoons Olive oil
2 tablespoons Chopped garlic
Salt and black pepper
1 cup Blood orange Gastrique

Directions

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Preheat the fryer. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg, flour, cornstarch, soda water and salt. Blend until smooth. Season the hearts of palm with Essence.

Dip each portion into the batter, coating each palm, completely. Gently lay the hearts of palm in the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper-lined plate. Season with salt and pepper. In a large saut‚ pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the greens, a handful at a time, saut‚ for 1 to 2 minutes in-between handfuls, until all of the greens have been incorporated and wilted. Add the garlic and saut‚ for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. To assemble, divide the greens between the eight plates. Mound the greens in the center of each plate. Lay the hearts of palm on top of the greens. Drizzle each plate with the Gastrique.

Yield: 8 appetizer servings

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Feb 22, 1998

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