Stuffed courgette flowers

Name: Stuffed courgette flowers
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 courgette flowers, with small courgette attached; 1 serving sunflower oil, for frying; 1 large egg; 100 grams plain flour; 1 pinch pinch bicarbonate of soda; 200 milliliters iced water; 250 grams ricotta; 150 grams block soft goats cheese; 1 zest lemon; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 small handful mint leaves, chopped; 2 larges ripe tomatoes, deseeded and finely diced; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small handful mint leaves, finely chopped

Stuffed courgette flowers might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 24g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 471 calories. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. If you have courgette flowers, olive oil, lemon zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

To make the batter, whisk the egg, flour and bicarb together in a wide bowl. Gradually pour in the iced water, whisking continuously, until you have a smooth batter the consistency of double cream. Set aside.

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In a separate bowl, beat all the filling ingredients together with some seasoning until well mixed. To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients in a third bowl with some seasoning and set aside.

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Gently open up each flower and remove the stamen if there is one.

Place spoonfuls of filling inside. Close the flower, twisting the ends of the petals to seal.

Heat a deep-fryer to 180C. (If you dont have a deep-fryer, see right.) Working in batches so you dont overcrowd the pan, dip the flowers in the batter and fry for 2 mins, then use a slotted spoon to carefully flip them and fry for another 2 mins until crisp.

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