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post #1 of 12
4/6/03 at 12:46pm
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I picked up some zucchini blossoms today at the Ojai Farmers' Market (CA). For lunch I stuffed them with mushrooms, shallots, prosciutto, and herbes de provence. Mixed with an egg-1/2 & 1/2 custard and steamed. I love these things.

What do you use to stuff these blossoms? I'm interested in what others use.

Thanks,
Becca
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post #2 of 12
4/6/03 at 12:53pm
Oftentimes I stuff them with a crabmeat filling, bread them and deepfry them. On a side note, as a kid we used to have pumpkin blossoms for breakfast. I would go out and pick them and Dad would prepare them-dredge them in flower and fry them in bacon fat. I used to love them!!
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post #3 of 12
4/6/03 at 3:13pm
I give them the Chile Relleno treatment... pop some really sharp cheddar inside and dowse them in a whipped egg white batter. Fry for a few minutes and serve pipin' hot.
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post #4 of 12
4/6/03 at 4:02pm
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Now, that sounds interesting

A version of the chile rellenos. That's a thought. Crabmeat also is interesting, especially since my brother is a crab fisherman. Thanks.

:chef:
Becca
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post #5 of 12
4/6/03 at 4:10pm
We had them at Chanterelle (one of the finest restaurants in NYC) stuffed with a chicken mousse and steamed. We were in heaven. Then the waiter told us they're even better when they're stuffed with LOBSTER mousse. No doubt; but the chicken mousse was phenomenal.
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post #6 of 12
4/7/03 at 1:25pm
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Lobster Mousse

Lobster Mousse sounds fantastic! I'm going to check out Wednesday's market to find more blossoms. Lobster paella is the planned dinner for Thursday, so I think a little appetizer would be fun to try.

Thanks for the idea!
:chef: Becca
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post #7 of 12
4/7/03 at 6:40pm
Chevre and egg white beaten stiff.....then light tempura batter

last year at the market Kevin O'Boyle fried them with just a little flour and put them in a market salad..!!!great.

I've seen them flattened and in sheets of pasta....Really cool

I'd use them with a combo of the squash in dishes....love the flavors of different parts of plants in the same dish...vertical.

Wow, my bro is a chiropractor which is way great but crab fisherguy is right up there....dungeness???? are there other crabs harvested in CA?
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post #8 of 12
4/8/03 at 11:23am
When available I used to fill them with Lobster and Black Truffle Mousse and poach them. Also Sea Scallop and Pancetta with a Reisling Butter Sauce. Ahh the good old days!
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post #9 of 12
4/11/03 at 3:21pm
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shroomgirl....

My brother traps rock (brown & yellow), spider and dungeness crab. He also does lobster during season. Needless to say, we eat a lot of seafood. Whatever he doesn't catch or isn't local, he trades for.

:chef:
Becca
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post #10 of 12
4/14/03 at 1:54am
One filling I like is with the diced zucchini from the blossom with diced sundreid tomatoe, bount together with egg and in a light batter cooked in oil.
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post #11 of 12
4/17/03 at 7:47am
My mother used to clean them well then dice into rather large pieces and put them in the pancake batter. Then we'd have zucchini or pumpkin blossom pancakes. Yum!
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post #12 of 12
5/10/03 at 11:03am
Rock Shrimp Mousse and Tempura....dreamy
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