Thread: Baked Vegetable Tempura

My sister took me to a Japanese restaurant the other day and I ordered my favorite Japanese Dish. This is one of them. This version is baked vegetable tempura and I haven't tried it yet. They usually deep fry tempura in restaurants so this is a healthier version.

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups panko (Japanese-style) bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups cauliflower florets
1-1/2 cups small fresh mushrooms, stems removed
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 3x1/2-inch strips
1 small zucchini, cut into 1/4 -inch-thick slices
1 small red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices and separated into rings
1 cup fresh green beans
1 cup sugar snap peas
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
Honey-Mustard Sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a shallow bowl, beat eggs with a fork. In a medium bowl, combine panko bread crumbs and salt.

2. In a large bowl, toss the vegetables in flour, shaking to remove any excess flour. Dip the vegetables, a few at a time, into the eggs; dip into the panko crumb mixture to coat. Place the vegetables in a single layer in the prepared baking pan.

3. Drizzle the vegetables with melted butter. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until vegetables are golden brown, gently stirring twice. Serve immediately with Honey-Mustard Sauce. Makes 10 (1 cup vegetables and 2 tablesoons sauce) appetizer servings.

Honey-Mustard Sauce

In a small bowl, stir together 1 cup Dijon-style mustard and 2 tablespoons honey.

Make-Ahead Directions

Prepare as directed through step 2. Cover and chill for up to 3 hours. Honey-Mustard Sauce may be prepared up to 3 days ahead; stir before serving.

Nutrition Information

Servings: 10 (1 cup vegetables and 2 tablespoons sauce) appetizer servings

Calories 148 | Total Fat 4 g | Cholesterol 49 mg | Sodium 702 mg | Carbohydrate 23 g | Total Sugar 6 g | Fiber 2 g | Protein 9 g |


Source: Recipe.com

Baked tempura? Will this work on shrimp too? Maybe I'll try it sometime.. You can also use carrot, onions and potatoes to make vegetable tempura.. It's really good but I haven't tried baking them..

for tempura, I just dip them in soy sauce.. It taste great.. but maybe I should try something else.. I want to reduce my salt intake..

Baked tempura? Will this work on shrimp too? Maybe I'll try it sometime.. You can also use carrot, onions and potatoes to make vegetable tempura.. It's really good but I haven't tried baking them..

Really? I only tried shrimp tempura.. I like this recipe.. If this was deep fried, I won't consider making this.. Thanks mikaela..