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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

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Zucchini flowers have little zucchini attached to the end of the blossoms. They are so tasty fried, and the batter is so incredibly easy to make.

My family loves them!

Ingredients

  • 12 pieces Zucchini Flowers With Baby Zucchini Attached
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1-½ cup Unflavored Fizzy Water (soda Water)
  • ¾ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 cup Goat Cheese
  • ⅓ cups Cream Cheese
  • ¼ cups Or Less Of Finely Shredded Monterey Jack Or Mozzarella Cheese
  • ½ teaspoons Fresh Basil
  • ½ teaspoons Fresh Parsley
  • ½ teaspoons Minced Or Pressed Fresh Garlic
  • 2 stalks Green Onions, Finely Chopped
  • ¼ teaspoons Pepper

Preparation

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, water and salt until smooth. Set aside. This is your batter mix.

In a small bowl, combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, Monterey Jack, basil, parsley, garlic and green onion. Mix until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons filling into each flower. Close the blossoms and gently twist the petals to seal.

In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan about a third of the way.

Dip the stuffed zucchini flowers into the batter and allow any excess batter to drip off. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Allow the cooked blossoms to drain on an oven rack or on paper towels.

Season with salt once they come out of the fryer and serve warm. You can warm them up in the oven if you need to serve them later.

The filling gets so gooey and oh my, these are so yummy!

I cannot wait for the blossoms to get here. Farmers Market, here I come!

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meghanlou on 5.29.2010

I just tried this recipe with my fresh zucchini blossoms from the market. It was totally delicious, although I probably won’t make it again on an 85 degree day (all I want to eat is ice cream :).

The filling is the best part of course, and works perfectly with the light zucchini flavor of the blossom. I used some lightly sauteed leeks instead of green onion, since that’s what I had.

My only thought is that it would be helpful to have more specific frying instructions. I’m not an experienced deep fryer, and I didn’t know what temp to heat my oil to. It ended up taking me a lot longer than 1-2 minutes to get that golden brown. My second batch was perfect, once I had heated my oil to medium-high.

Thanks for the great recipe!

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