Stuffed zucchini flower recipe
Delicious crispy baked zucchini flower, stuffed with mozzarella cheese and anchovies. The anchovies give that salty but gentle flavour that goes so well with the delicate taste of the zucchini. While the mozzarella creates that beautiful mouth-watering stringy cheese.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 330kcal
Equipment
- 2 Medium bowl
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Medium oven tray
- Baking paper
Ingredients
- 14 zucchini flowers
- 200 gr mozzarella cheese
- 14 anchovies
- 3 medium eggs
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 100 gr panko bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
Prepare the zucchini flower
- Preheat the fan oven at 200°C, 400° Fahrenheit, 210°c conventional and 7 gas mark.
- Brush very delicately the flowers to remove the dirt or use a damp cloth*.
- Using your index finger remove the pistils inside the flowers. Gently move the finger around it until you feel the crack. Shake gently upside down the flowers to remove the pistils.
- Cut the mozzarella into slices 1 cm thick. Open gently the flower, insert one slice of mozzarella and one anchovy. Twist the tip gently to close the flower, set it aside. Repeat until all the flowers are done.
Breading the zucchini flower
- Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl and add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the panko (bread crumbs), the remaining salt and ground black pepper in a medium bowl and mix.
- Dip each zucchini flower first in the eggs mix and then toss them, gently, in the panko until is all the parts of the zucchini flower are well coated in bread crumbs. Set them aside.
Cooking
- Brush the olive oil all over the tray, previously covered with baking paper. Lay each zucchini flower and sprinkle the top with some more olive oil.
- Bake them for 30 minutes or until golden. Turn the zucchini flowers upside down after 15 minutes.
- Before serving, place them on a plate and sprinkle a pinch of salt all over them. Serving the zucchini flowers while are still hot.
Notes
*Note: Don't wash the flower under running water otherwise it will ruin the texture.
Can I make it in advance?
I don't recommend making them in advance, as the zucchinis are best to eat them while they are still warm.
How do I store the zucchini flowers?
If the zucchini flowers are sold in a pack I recommend leaving them in there until you are ready to use them. While, if they are sold in a bunch, once at home, wrap them in kitchen paper and store them in the fridge. I suggest you make them on the same day.
Stuffed zucchini flower recipe
