Voted the best plant to fritter by some local Devon foragers recently, Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) tastes awesome when prepared as tempura. Try this Ground Ivy recipe over an open fire on lazy Summer days with your family and friends.
Ground Ivy Tempura Recipe Ingredients
- 2 handfuls of Ground Ivy leaves
- 150g plain flour
- 1 tbsp of cornflour
- 1 egg
- 300ml of cold water
- 100g rapeseed oil
- Soya sauce and/or honey
- Salt
Ground Ivy Tempura Recipe Instructions
- Separate out the Ground Ivy leaves.
- In a chilled bowl, mix together the plain flour and cornflour, egg and cold water and a pinch of salt until you have a thin batter.
- Heat the oil until it is very hot.
- Dip each ground ivy leaf in the batter, until it is well coated, then…
- Fry the battered Ground Ivy leaves until lightly crisped, remove and drain on kitchen paper.
- Serve with soya sauce or honey
Makes: 3 people