Courgette flower fritters

Name: Courgette flower fritters (Beignets de fleurs de courgettes)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) flour; 250 ml (9 fl oz) olive oil; 1 egg; 25 ml (1 fl oz) water; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped oil, for deep-fat frying; ¼ bunch of fresh parsley, finely chopped; sea salt, to serve; 12-16 courgette flowers (depending on size)

Beignets de fleurs de courgettes

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

When summer is in mid-flow, courgettes grow abundantly. This is a great way of cooking the flowers, and the addition of garlic and parsley is an example of how Dominique likes to put his twist on dishes.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) flour
250 ml (9 fl

Europe
France
Starter
Vegetarian
Summer
Mediterranean

Method

Whisk together the flour, oil and egg with the water. Add the parsley and garlic to the batter, then leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oil in a deep-fat fryer, set at 180°C/350°F. Dip the courgette flowers into the batter in batches and