(Deep fried sage and parsley - Traditional recipe)

24 sage leaves
20 little sprigs of parsley
100 g (3 1/2 oz) white flour
Olive oil (the best would be extravergine olive oil from Liguria - Italy) for frying
Mineral water
Salt

Time:
preparation: 20 minutes
cooking: 15 minutes
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 95 (kCal) - 395 (kJ)
Protein: 3.2 (g)
Total fat: 0.5 (g)
Total carbohydrate: 20.5 (g)
Sugars: 1.6 (g)

An excellent appetizer. You can serve it before a lunch or dinner with a good glass of wine.
Wash the parsley in a bowl of cold water and then pat completely dry with absorbent kitchen paper.
Avoid washing the leaves of fresh sage. Wipe off any sand of earth with soft kitchen paper.
Prepare the batter in a bowl, putting the flour and adding a little of mineral water slowly. Beat with a whisk continuously in order to avoid lumps. The batter must be fluid.
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Dip the fresh herbs into the batter and fry them until golden brown. Remove them with a slotted spoon and sprinkle with salt.
Serve hot with a white wine (the best would be a white wine from Liguria - Italy - such as Cinque Terre or Pinot bianco della Lunigiana).

It's very difficult to have the real amount of the olive oil used for frying.
So nutrition facts don't include this ingredient. If you want to include this ingredient, you have to add about 100 kcal per 100 g of this dish.

What's the right wine?

Our suggestion is: Cinque Terre or Pinot (a white wine from Lunigiana).

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