Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Giada at HomeEpisode: Remembering Rome

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 8 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

Fritto Misto:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons fine sea salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Vegetable oil, for frying
1 small cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
4 ounces green beans, halved
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 cup garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 lemon, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Lemon Mayonnaise:

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about 1/2 lemon)

Directions

For the fritto misto: In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt and pepper. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan about 1/3 of the way. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. (If you don't have a thermometer a cube of bread will brown in about 1 minute.) Dredge the cauliflower, green beans, fennel, garbanzo beans, and lemon slices in the flour. Fry the dredged ingredients for 1 to 3 minutes until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels.

For the lemon mayonnaise: In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise and lemon juice together until smooth. Pour into a small dipping or serving bowl.

Arrange the fritto misto on a platter and serve with the lemon mayonnaise.

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recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
Kristen Springfield, VA 10-17-2009
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DELICIOUS
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this with my mom for a party, AMAZING!!! We had trouble finding smoked mozzorella but we found it at Whole Foods. This... dish is amazing.Read more
recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
Heather San Jose, CA 04-19-2009
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Should've tried the eggwash
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I only had the garbanzo beans, lemon slices, and green beans to try and the lemon slices were the best! With the green beans,... none of the flour mixture stayed on and I think the egg wash idea would be perfect. I have never tried garbanzo beans and I didn't really like them. My son did though! I didn't really like the dip either. Just not my kind of dish I guess....Read more
recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
Ann Fairfas, VA 03-05-2009
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This is delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks to the tips from previous reviewers, I made an eggwash which kept the flour on the vegetables. I added a bit of... garlic powder to the flour. The fennel and lemon slices were wonderful (we were so surprised)! Next time I make this I'll do the garbanzo beans last and let them deepfry a lot longer (there was no crunch when I took them out of the oil after 3 minutes). I'll skip the cauliflower (bland). I sliced one small zucchini on the diagonal and they were very good too. The mayo dip was way too tart so I added more mayonnaise (next time I'll use less lemon juice - maybe 1.5 tsps??). I also added a little cayenne and dry mustard and garlic powder to the mayo mix. Oh - and the episode with Aunt Raffi? I've watched it twice now and can't stop laughing - absolutely loved it when she tossed the wine into that sauce and said it was Giada's glass of wine. It's always fun whenever Giada's relatives are on the show.Read more
recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
Heather Philadelphia, PA 03-02-2009
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Great Idea!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love this recipe, especially the lemons and fennel. So unique and so good! And the dipping sauce was a perfect match for... this dish! I followed the recommendations of the other reviewers and used an egg wash to hold the flour on the veggies. My only complaint is that some of my veggies did not get crisp enough. Perhaps I used too much oil, the oil wasnt hot enough, or I put too many items in the pot at once. I didnt get the crunch with some of mine, they were just a bit chewy. I don't normally deep fry anything, and try not to use too much oil in my cooking, but I had to try this! I have some left over veggies, so tonight I am going to try again, less oil, more heat, longer cooking time, and then maybe I'll come back and give a 5 star review! Read more
recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
Jacquiline Charlotte, NC 02-25-2009
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Love the presentation as well as the taste
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

THe only thing I will change in this recipe is the method that Giada uses before frying I use an egg and dip the vegi llike... cauliflower , green beans, gabanzo and artichoke. then flour. Dipping sauce combination delicious. Will make for my party guest next time.Read more
recipe Vegetable Fritto Misto with Lemon Mayonnaise
anne houston, TX 02-24-2009
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It looks great!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Can you make it 3 or 4 hours in advance of servige? what does that do to the taste?