Green Vegetable Tempura

Ingredients

• Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) mirin
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sugar

• Tempura

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) baking powder
  • 1 cup (250 ml) cold Japanese (or other) beer
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

• Vegetable

  • 1 cup (250 ml) sugar snap peas, trimmed
  • 1 cup (250 ml) green beans, trimmed
  • 1 cup (250 ml) broccoli florets
  • 1/2 zucchini, cut into rounds 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick
  • Salt
• • Oil for deep-frying