10 Ways to Cook with Squash Blossoms
Squash Blossoms with Pimento Ricotta
Stuff raw blossoms with pimento-laced ricotta for a light and freshsummer hors d’oeuvre.
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Fried Zucchini Blossoms
In Greece, zucchini flowers are often added to vegetablestews或碎南瓜and cheese for savory pies.
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Tomato, Zucchini and Salami Pie
Blogger Katie Quinn Davies tops crisppizzawith both zucchini and zucchini blossoms.
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Risotto-Style Penne with Tomatoes and Zucchini Blossoms
Chef Fabio Trabocchi cooks pasta in the style of意大利调味饭to create a rich, silky sauce, then garnishes the dish with zucchini blossoms.
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Squash Blossom Quesadillas
Squash blossoms mellow flavor are sublime with melted cheese; serve them lightly wilted inside aquesadillafor a very quick and ultra-satisfying treat.
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Fried Zucchini Blossoms with Prosciutto and Mozzarella
Zucchini blossoms can be ordered online, and are seasonally available at farmer’s markets. Prosciutto cotto and Parisian ham should be available at a well-stocked grocery store with a cheese counter; substitute cooked ham, if needed.
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Lobster-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Delicate zucchini blossoms are made for filling and frying. We’re giving this classic Italian appetizer a decadent spin with a lobster-and-mascarpone filling, though feel free to use lump crabmeat, cooked shrimp, or diced zucchini in place of the lobster.
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Spaghetti with Squash Blossom Butter and Summer Beans
2005 F&W Best New Chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson adds a generous amount of crisp green and wax beans to this light summer pasta for crunch and body, so the dish uses fewer noodles.
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Friulian Pasta with Zucchini and Zucchini Flowers
This traditional Friulian pasta is called girini, which means tadpoles in Italian. It is made with a very soft egg batter that gets pushed through the holes of a colander in the style of spaetzle. It's good with any number of sauces, but in the fall, it's terrific with seasonal vegetables like zucchini and zucchini flowers.