Squash blossoms are everywhere at the greenmarket, which makes me very happy, and this is a twist on a classic way to prepare them.
The creaminess of the cheese and the sweetness of the honey bring out the best in the delicate flowery flavor of the blossoms. But don’t let these delicate flowers fool you, they are sturdy enough for a good amount of filling and crisp up perfectly in the oven.
I served these on a bed of sautéed yellow squash ribbons, but they are equally satisfying on their own.
You’ll need:
- 10-15 squash blossoms
- 8 oz quark/fresh cheese/or farmers cheese
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 T + 1 T panko
- 1 T honey
- olive oil
- salt, pepper
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Wash and trim the blossoms, removing the pestles.
2. In a bowl, mix together quark/cheese, honey, parsley, and 2 T of panko – this will be your stuffing. Mix the remaining panko with enough olive oil to get a nice crumbly mixture – this will be your topping.
3. Fill each blossom with about a spoon, a spoon and a half (depending on blossom size), of filling. Sprinkle with the panko topping and line them up in a baking dish.
4. Bake for about 15 minutes until just crisped up and your delicious little blossom ‘packets’ are ready!
stunning.. absolutely stunning .. an excellent and very doable recipe! c
Definitely doable! One of my favorite things 🙂 Thanks, C!
Love this! Especially the use of quark. Haven’t seen that since Germany.
I love quark! Pretty hard to find here though (Vermont Creamy makes some, but it’s a bit liquidy sometimes, for my taste).
That is such a beautiful recipe my friend – I love it’s name and delicious ingredients and presentation 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you very much, Uru! I love this dish, it’s both delicate and comforting at the same time.
Beautiful! Not only your recipe but the imagery and use of these delightful blossoms. They’re so delicate, almost like little dim sum parcels. I love the use of edible flowers in food, so wonderful to know that nothing goes to waste!
Thank you! So glad you liked them. They DO remind me of little dim sum 🙂
Stunning! I would love a little zucchini flower parcel!
Thank you! I had way more than one :).
Oh wow…another great reason to try ‘flowers’ 😀
Thank you! And yes, definitely.
The blossoms turned out very pretty.
Thank you! I thought so too:)