Roasted Zucchini Flowers with Ricotta, Mint, and Lemon Peel

Don’t let all your zucchinis grow: Grab the prettiest blossoms for a wonderful treat. If you don’t have your own squash patch, look—from late spring through most of the summer—for zucchini flowers at farmers’ markets or Latin groceries. When we were researching food for Willmott’s Ghost, we took a staff tour of Umbria led by my friend Jennifer McIlvaine. One of many great moments was when she served us these. I had had countless fried blossoms before, but it was a revelatio