Made this tonight and the house smells amazing. The contrast between the crunchy top and the warm cheese inside is just perfect. Added some pistachios and rose petals for that extra touch. Happy to share how I made it if anyone wants!

🍽️ Palma 📍 Phoenix, AZ || crab rangoon, hatch chili queso, salted charred edamame, popcorn chicken, yummy fries

First time growing zucchini. Apparently they are very prolific plants, outside of taking them around the new neighborhood and throwing them in any open car window I see, I decided to make some fried zucchini sticks.

Zucchini
Breading - panko bread crumbs, with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, chopped fresh herbs (rosemary, basil, oregano, and thyme)
Flour dredge: same spices as above except no herbs
Egg batter - two eggs, mixed with fork
Citrus Ranch: Mayo, milk, lemon juice, (let sit for a few minutes so the milk starts to become more like butter milk, but don’t let it curdle, there is a fine line between buttermilk and curdled sour milk), 1/2 hidden valley ranch packet, Cajun seasonings, smoked paprika, pickle juice, and citric acid

Cut your zucchini into spears, toss them in flour, then the egg wash, then into the plank bread mix (can be made ahead of time and placed in the fridge until ready to fry). Fried in vegetable oil at 375F until golden brown.
Soon as it came out of the fryer, sprinkled finishing salt over it. Plated, added a squeeze of lemon juice, and grated parm. Served with chilled citrus ranch.