4.6 from 54 votes
Crispy beer battered cauliflower
Crispy beer battered cauliflower offers cauliflower florets coated in a seasoned beer batter and fried until golden and crunchy. Paired with a tangy mayonnaise dipping sauce enhanced with lemon juice, capers, and parsley, this appetizer showcases a contrast between the tender vegetable inside and the crisp fried coating, ideal for snacking or as a side dish.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
251 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 340 ml beer (1 standard size bottle of beer)
- 2 large cauliflower sliced into florets
- 2 cups flour seasoned with salt and pepper
For the mayonnaise dipping sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise I used Hellmann's, good quality
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp capers chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and paprika. Pour in the beer and mix until just combined.
- Coat the cauliflower first in the seasoned flour then in the batter.
- Heat a large pot of oil then fry the cauliflower until golden brown and crisp.
- Remove from the oil and drain.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce then serve with the fried cauliflower.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
251kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
903mg
(38%)
Potassium
1081mg
(23%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
270IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
137.8mg
(153%)
Calcium
122mg
(12%)
Iron
2.7mg
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 251
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 251kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 903mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 1081mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 270IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 137.8mg | 153% |
| Calcium | 122mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.