Les fleurs de courgettes farcies

Stuffed courgette flowers

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Magrets & Mushrooms: More Country Recipes from South-West France

By Jeanne Strang

Published 2024

  • About

Courgette flowers, once considered the monopoly of the markets of Provence, have spread to the South-West. This is hardly surprising in a part of France where courgettes are so widely grown in everyone’s potager.

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 courgettes, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

Prepare the filling by softening the onion and courgettes in 1 tbsp of oil over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the garlic, herbs, breadcrumbs and seasoning. Allow to cool, then mix in the egg yolks.

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Put