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Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- 8 kalamata olives, halved
- 3 1/2 anchovies
- 6 small basil leaves
- 200g fresh ricotta
- light olive oil, for deep-frying
- 18 Zucchini flowers
- Lemon wedges, to serve
- 6 small basil leaves
- Batter
- 100g plain flour
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 150ml chilled light beer
How To Make It
- Gently discard yellow stamens in centre of flowers.
- Finely chop olives, anchovies and basil.
- Place in a bowl with ricotta and season to taste with pepper. Spoon a teaspoonful of ricotta mixture into center of each flower, then twist petal ends to enclose.
- For batter, place flour and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Add oil and beer then whisk until a smooth batter forms. In another bowl, whisk egg white until soft peaks form then gently fold into batter.
- heat deep oil to medium heat until 180ºC, dip flowers, 1 at a time, into batter, allowing excess to drain off, then deep-fry for 2 minutes or until golden. Scatter with salt and serve with lemon wedges.
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