I'm not much of a gardener, but I can grow these!
Zucchinis! But then...who can't grow 'em?
I love the flowers, and they are great to eat, raw in salads or deep fried in tempura.
The flowers have a simple fresh taste and a delicate texture. They aren't flowery tasting, but more like extremely mild zucchini or corn.
Here is a great recipe for deep fried zucchini flowers (squash blossoms).
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup club soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups oil for deep frying 18 zucchini blossoms (I use canola, safflower or olive oil)
Heat the deep fryer to 375 degrees. Make a batter with the flour, salt and soda. Working in batches of 6, dip blossoms in batter to coat, brushing them against side of bowl to remove excess batter, pop them into the deep fryer for 1 to 2 minutes per batch until golden, Drain them on paper towel and sprinkle with salt. I like use a finishing salt, Fleur de Sel, Himalayan Pink Salt etc. Serve warm, and eat immediately. If you don't have a deep fryer, you can use a deep pot, you will have to turn the flowers to brown evenly.
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i would not have thought about eating the flowers, much less tempura-ing them. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a new one for me, too! Great photos and a tasty post for the Z Day! Have a beautiful day, Karen!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Beautiful flowers and nice preparation with them.
ReplyDeleteI love your shots of the zucchini in flower and I'll have to try the recipe.
ReplyDeleteI had zucchini at a Middle Eastern restaurant just last night!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Very nice pictures...
ReplyDeletei like these colors.
Greetings, Joop
i have heard of this before....so have my yard animals, they love them!!
ReplyDeletepretty photo's....all of them, i especially love the "fried" ones ;)
Looks yummy - have to try this out...
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds yummy!!! I wish I had a zuccini garden!
ReplyDeleteI've only had zucchini flowers once ... they were good! This reminds me that I need to try it again!!!
ReplyDeleteI love zucchini and am always asking people with gardens if they grow any because I will gladly take the extras off their hands!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful are those flowers! I like zucchinis. We call them courgettes, like the French.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are excellent.
That looks so yummy, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos & yum!
ReplyDeleteThe flower is very beautiful. It looks like delicious to eat by tempura.
ReplyDeleteWe just have some deep fried zucchini last weekend but we stuffed it with cheese.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried the deep fry trick (although it looks delicious) and I regret to inform you that I can't grow zucchini - but I must be the only person in captivity who can't. :) Good post - beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteIf you pick the flowers, do you not get the actual zucchini?
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are lovely!
Yes, a fav. of mine. :)
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love zucchini in any way, cooked or raw, but I didn't know you can eat the flowers! Great idea to fry them.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Great photos and thanks for the recipe. i´m not sure I´ll try it but thanks anyway. Greetings.
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots! I've zucchini in my vegs garden but I've never tasted the flowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing;o)
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I always wondered how to do that!
ReplyDeleteJane x
Zucchini flowers, YUM!
ReplyDeleteBelas fotos, lindas cores. A ultima foto parece ovos fritos...
ReplyDeleteParabéns pelo post.
Abraço
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Zowie! A zuperb Z post! Pretty flower, great idea to tempura them, and zucchinis are a favorite of mine! (I don't even TRY to grow anything! LOL)
ReplyDeleteLuscious, scrumptious looking zucchini! I just and dinner, but now I am hungry again!
ReplyDeleteWow the flower looks beautiful. I'd rather put it in a vase than chomp it away :-).. but then I haven't sampled it yet.
ReplyDeletenow, this is pretty interesting!
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