Stuffed Fried Zucchini Flowers

Name: Stuffed Fried Zucchini Flowers (Fiori di Zucchini Ripieni e Fritti)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 30 g/1 oz finely chopped Parma ham (vegetarians can omit the ham and replace with 30 g/1 oz cooked spinach finely chopped); pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; salt and freshly ground black pepper; light olive oil for frying; 2 cups iced water; pinch of salt; 200 g/7 oz self-raising wheatmeal flour; 8 zucchini flowers with small zucchini attached; 40 g/1¼ oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 100 g/3½ oz mozzarella; 100 g/3½ oz ricotta

Fiori di Zucchini Ripieni e Fritti

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Leaves from The Walnut Tree

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

About

Ingredients

Stuffing

8 zucchini flowers with small zucchini attached
100 g/3½ oz ricotta

Europe
Italy
Marche
Starter
Mediterranean

Method

Mix all the cheeses, Parma ham (spinach for the vegetarian version), and seasonings together. Divide the mixture into eight. Fill each flower with the stuffing. Just above the stuffing twist the flower petals slightly to keep the stuffing in.

The batter should be prepared just before you need it. Sift the flour, add the salt and iced water. The flour should be barely mixed with the wate