Stuffed Zucchini Flowers Over Spaghetti - Feast Your Eyes

by Nanette Maxim, Posted Mar 3rd 2010 @ 10:00AM

For gardeners like me, the sight of zucchini blossoms on the vine is like having the official flag of summer unfurled. It's still March, but this photo of Stef Noble's pasta with zucchini blossoms stuffed with mozzarella and escarole, is making me yearn for squash season.

Zucchini blossoms are delicious on their own, dipped in a batter of flour, club soda and salt, then deep-fried for a minute or two, until golden brown (a Gourmet recipe). And, like Stef, I love to stuff them -- with goat cheese or with a combo of prosciutto, chopped zucchini, garlic and chives.

When you have a chance to pick the blossoms from a garden, choose male blossoms (with the long, straight stamens), which serve only to pollinate the female blossoms (which bear the actual vegetables). That way you'll preserve the pleasure of eating both the flowers and full-grown squash.

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