*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                     RICOTTA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI FLOWERS

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Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Flowers
                Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       lb           Ricotta cheese
   1                    Onion -- minced
     1/2   c            Toasted almonds or pine nuts
                        -(finely chopped)
     1/2   c            Grated Italian Asiago cheese
                        -OR- Parmesan cheese
     1/2   ts           Ground pepper
   1       t            Seasoning salt
   2       tb           Minced fresh basil -- OR
   1       t            -Dried basil
   2       tb           Minced parsley
   1       t            Butter -- melted
  20       md           Zucchini flowers, or more
                        -OR- any squash flowers,
                        -Freshly picked and
                        -rinsed in cold water
                        Nasturtiums for garnish

  Mix together all ingredients except butter and flowers.  With filling at
  room temperature, use a pastry tube to carefully stuff flowers; do not
  overfill.
  Drizzle melted butter over flowers and cook in microwave on medium power
  for 3 minutes, or at 350 F in regular oven for about 15 minutes.  Be
  careful not to let filling ooze out of flowers.
  Garnish with nasturtiums stuffed with extra filling.
 


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