Ricotta-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Description
This Italian appetizer features Ricotta cheese, Onion; minced. It delivers rich, cheesy flavor, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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-(finely chopped) 1/2 c Grated Italian Asiago cheese -OR- Parmesan cheese 1/2 ts Ground pepper 1 ts Seasoning salt 2 tb Minced fresh basil; -=OR=- 1 ts -Dried basil 2 tb Minced parsley 1 ts Butter; melted 20 md Zucchini flowers, or more -OR- any squash flowers, -Freshly picked and -rinsed in cold water Nasturtiums for garnish Mix together all ingredients except butter and flowers. With filling at room temperature, use a pastry tube to carefully stuff flowers; do not overfill. Drizzle melted butter over flowers and cook in microwave on medium power for 3 minutes, or at 350 F (177&# 194;°C) in regular oven for about 15 minutes. Be careful not to let filling ooze out of flowers. Garnish with nasturtiums stuffed with extra filling
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Toasted almonds or pine nuts
Nutrition Facts
Servings 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 371.2kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 29.7g46%
- Saturated Fat 10.9g55%
- Cholesterol 64.7mg22%
- Sodium 95.3mg4%
- Total Carbohydrate 9.9g4%
- Dietary Fiber 3.8g16%
- Sugars 4.7g
- Protein 18.8g38%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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