Macadamia Nut Cheese-Filled Courgette Flowers

Name: Macadamia Nut Cheese-Filled Courgette Flowers
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 8 courgette (zucchini) flowers; 1 batch of Garlic & Herb Macadamia Cheese; olive oil, for frying; 120 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) sparkling water; 1 teaspoon baking powder; lemon-flavoured mayonnaise; spring greens; 50 g (2 oz/⅓ cup) cornflour (cornstarch); 2 tablespoons chickpea (gram) flour; 35 g (1¼ oz/¼ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour or rice flour, for a gluten-free version; snipped chives

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Celebrate

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2021

About

This has become such a classic. I love cooking these filled flowers for events or dinner parties. Courgette (zucchini) flowers are stunning and make the perfect vessels for a variety of delicious fillings.

Ingredients

8 courgette (zucchini) flowers
1 batch of Garlic & Herb Macadamia Cheese

Dinner
Spring
Vegetarian

Method

Put the cheese mixture in a piping (pastry) bag, fill the courgette flowers two-thirds full and gently twist the tops to close them up.

Once the flowers have been filled, make the batter by mixing all the ingredients together.

Heat a good amount of olive oil in a saucepan. Gently dip the courgette flowers in the batter and then shallow-fry over a medium heat until browned. Make