Fried Sage Leaves

Name: Fried Sage Leaves
Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegetable oil; flour, for dusting; 30 sage leaves (or more); 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, to taste; 1 tablespoon lemon juice, to taste (mince or press the garlic into the lemon juice first to take the bite off); salt

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable oil
flour, for dusting
30 sage leaves (or more)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice, to taste (mince or press the garlic into the lemon juice first to take the bite off)
salt

Directions

1

place the vegetable oil in a skillet and heat over medium heat.
2

combine the mayo, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice into a dipping sauce. season with salt as necessary.
3

lightly dust the sage leaves with flour, shaking off any excess. drop into the hot oil and cook until crispy and bright green, ~30 seconds. remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
4

serve with the dipping sauce. you can experiment with other savory sauces as well, though the sage leaves are rather fragile, so you will need to be careful.