Miracle Veggie Tempura

Miracle Veggie Tempura 

Sayote, julienned
Carrot, julienned
Zucchini, julienned
Potato, blanched and julienned
Green onion, thinly sliced
Pancake batter (or two boxes of tempura flour, for more conservative foodies- keep 1/2 c. of flour dry for dredging vegetables)
(Optional Tonichi style: sprinkle with sea salt for pancake batter version. Ultimate sweet and salty indulgence!)
Canola oil for frying

Toss cut up veggies in a bowl with the onion and 1/2 c of dry tempura flour.
Prepare tempura- or pancake- batter and fold in vegetable mixture.
Drop spoonfuls into hot oil.
Scoop out with a slotted spoon and drain on a metal mesh rack.
Serve with more sea salt or tempura sauce.

This is what really happened: 
I found vegetables in the crisper-
Sayote that almost became chop suey,
Carrots that were supposed to keep the sayote company,
A potato I found hanging out in the onion basket next to ginger,
Zucchini that was contemplating joining carrot and sayote,
And a bowl of leftover pancake batter.
So I went to the store to buy green onions. I was intrigued by thought of using the pancake batter but still a little skeptical, so I decided to buy two packs of tempura flour.
Lo and behold, the pancake batter version was good! Then Tonichi sprinkled sea salt on it and it got even better!
Seriously, there's a miracle waiting to happen in your fridge.