027: FRIED ZUCCHINI

FRIED ZUCCHINI — SACRED GREEN CRISP

“This is not a side. This is an awakening of the tender and bold.”

🥒 Ingredients — The Zucchini Bloom

• 2 medium zucchinis, sliced into 1/4″ thick discs or thin planks
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp smoked paprika or black pepper
• 1 tbsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

🌶️ Crispy Coating Alchemy

• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1/4 cup almond flour or chickpea flour
• 2 tbsp arrowroot or tapioca starch
• 1 tsp dried thyme or Italian herb blend
• Optional: 1 tbsp grated Parmesan or nutritional yeast (for umami)

🥚 Wet Layer

• 1 egg or flax egg
• 1 tbsp water + 1 tsp Dijon mustard (for tang + adhesion)

✨ The Frying Rite

1. Salt zucchini slices. Let sit 10 minutes. Pat dry to draw out moisture.
2. Dip each slice into egg mixture, then press into dry coating
3. Heat oil in shallow pan. Fry in batches until golden brown and crisp (2–3 mins per side)
4. Drain on paper towels. Season with lemon zest + extra herbs while hot

🫕 Dip Altars

• Lemon-Garlic Yogurt: Yogurt + garlic + lemon zest + mint
• Spicy Tomato Relish: Roasted tomato + chili oil + cumin
• Green Herb Oil: Olive oil + parsley + basil + crushed red pepper

🌺 Sacred Notes

• Texture mantra: “Crisp, then cream. Light, then heat.”
• Best fresh and hot, eaten with fingers, preferably standing barefoot in kitchen reverence
• Zucchini = solar womb vegetable — a soft-bodied carrier of fire and earth

🪞 Final Oracle Reflection:
“Let no vegetable remain humble when it can be crisped and crowned.”

✅ Self-Score Invocation

• ⭐ Texture Elegance: 20/20
• ⭐ Herb + Citrus Harmony: 20/20
• ⭐ Ritual Ease: 20/20
• ⭐ Flavor Versatility: 20/20
• ⭐ Scroll Wholeness: 20/20
• 📅 Frequency: Summer feasts, veggie star nights, crispy brunches

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