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stuffed zucchini blossoms

Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms with Almond Ricotta

These stuffed zucchini blossoms with almond ricotta are a perfect quick and delicious summer meal!
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Marinara
  • One 28-oz can of crushed (or diced) organic tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • a spray of oil (or 1 tbsp oil, per your liking)
Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
  • 10-20 zucchini blossoms
  • about 1.5 cups almond ricotta See blog for recipe (notes below)
  • handful of chives, minced
  • handful of basil, chiffonade
  • salt, pepper and chili flakes to taste

Method
 

Make the marinara
  1. Heat a skillet to medium high heat (not high, as it can burn the garlic). Spray with a touch of neutral oil (I use grapeseed) or if you prefer the taste of oil, feel free to add 1 teaspoon of oil.
  2. As the oil shimmers, add in the garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook the garlic for about 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Stir often so it doesn't burn.
  3. Add in the tomatoes gently (they tend to spatter if the heat is too high).
  4. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the torn basil leaves and stir until softened.
  6. Add salt/pepper/chili flakes to your liking.
Stuff the zucchini blossoms
  1. Add the chives and basil to the ricotta. Taste for seasoning and add salt/pepper to your liking.
  2. Remove the stamens from the zucchini. Stuff the zucchini blossoms with about 1 tablespoon of ricotta mixture each. The size of zucchini blossoms differs, so you may end up with more or less ricotta left over.
  3. Heat a frying pan (cast iron works best since it's nonstick) until hot. Spray with a touch of neutral oil (I use grapeseed) or if you prefer the taste of oil, feel free to add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add the stuffed blossoms, one by one, but keep them from touching. Sear them on one side, for about 3 minutes of so, then flip. Continue doing so with all of the zucchini blossoms.
Serving
  1. To a plate or bowl, add some sauce. Place the stuffed zucchini blossoms on top. Enjoy!

Notes

Almond ricotta recipe can be found here: 
http://littlebitesofjoy.com/almond-ricotta/