Fried zucchini flowers with goat ricotta
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zucchini flowers | |
| 1 | cup | Fresh goat ricotta |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 2 | Scallions, thinly sliced | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Freshly grated nutmeg |
| Salt and pepper to taste | ||
| 1 | pounds | Fresh golden or yellow tomatoes |
| ½ | cup | Extra virgin olive oil |
| 8 | Leaves basil | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Virgin olive oil |
Directions
Pick through open zucchini flowers to remove stamens and check for bugs. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together goat ricotta, egg, scallions and nutmeg and taste for seasoning. Using a small teaspoon, stuff each blossom with 1½ teaspoons of filling and set aside.
Roughly chop tomatoes and place in blender with olive oil, basil leaves and salt and blend until smooth. Pour through strainer into bowl and set aside.
In a 10- to 12-inch non-stick sautJ pan, heat virgin olive oil until smoking. Place 4 flowers into pan at a time and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Arrange 3 blossoms on each plate, drizzle with sauce and serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by: MOLTO MARIO
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #394 by "suechef@..." <suechef@...> on Jan 28, 1997.