Ricotta-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

* Exported from MasterCook *

RICOTTA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI FLOWERS

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Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Flowers
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Ricotta cheese
1 Onion -- minced
1/2 c Toasted almonds or pine nuts
-(finely chopped)
1/2 c Grated Italian Asiago cheese
-OR- Parmesan cheese
1/2 ts Ground pepper
1 t Seasoning salt
2 tb Minced fresh basil -- -ÿÿ
1 t -Dried basil
2 tb Minced parsley
1 t 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 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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