328 fresh blossom Recipes

diagonally cut french bread baguette, garlic cloves, halved, part-skim ricotta cheese, grated fresh parmesan cheese, chopped fresh dill, minced shallots (about 1 small), salt, freshly ground black pepper, squash blossoms (about 3 cups)

dried orecchiette pasta, zucchini blossoms (see notes ), extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, fresh porcini or common mushrooms, rinsed briefly, tough stem ends removed, and thinly sliced, chopped fresh herbs such as mint and basil leaves and/or italian parsley (choose 1 or a mixture), tomatoes such as sweet 100s (about 12 oz.), rinsed, stemmed , and halved if larger than 3/4 inch, salt and fresh-ground pepper, parmesan cheese curls (optional)

squash blossoms (pistils or stamens removed), egg, beaten, all-purpose flour, sea salt, pepper, freshly ground , to taste, goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, squeeze fresh lemon juice

green tea leaves, oranges, blossoms (fresh & washed ), spearmint, leaves (fresh & washed ), boiling water, sugar

carrot, shredded (usually 1 bag of shredded carrots), cran raisins, golden raisin, pecans , rough chopped (add more nuts if you like), olive oil, lemon juice, orange (1 tbsp zested, then 1/2 juiced, and the other 1/2 sliced as a garnish), orange blossom water (no substitute), orange blossom honey, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, fresh mint, chopped (more or less to taste), salt, pepper

baby beets, peeled and quartered, asparagus, trimmed and cut on the bias, water, orange blossom water, sugar, fresh lemon juice, garlic chives with blossoms, roughly chopped, goat cheese

corn oil, onion, peeled and sliced, garlic, peeled and minced, serrano chili, seeded and minced, epazote, chopped, canned huitlacoche, drained, whipping cream, goat cheese, crumbled, sheets phyllo dough (available frozen), butter, melted, butter, minced garlic, fresh squash blossoms or 1/2 cup canned squash blossoms, chicken stock, heavy cream, salt and pepper

olive oil, for cooking, onion, diced, garlic, minced, poblano pepper , roasted, peeled, seeded, and diced, fresh squash blossoms , or 1 (6-oz) can, chicken stock, fresh epazote, finely chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flour tortillas, queso blanco, grated

salt, penne pasta, fresh zucchini blossoms, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, minced, fresh parsley, chopped, saffron threads, fine cornmeal, grated parmesan cheese, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

red wine vinegar, kosher salt, sugar, garlic , smashed, red onion, thinly sliced, kirby cucumber, sliced into 1/8-inch rounds, six 1-inch slices stale italian bread, crusts removed, cut into 1-inch cubes, tomatoes, cut in half, fresh basil leaves , cut into a chiffonade, big fat finishing oil, zucchini blossoms, ricotta cheese, freshly grated parmigiano, fresh italian parsley, leaves finely chopped, kosher salt, peanut or other neutral-flavored oil, all-purpose flour, dry white wine

eggs, freshly grated parmesan, zucchini, rinsed and cut into 2-inch-long julienne strips (about 3 cups), olive oil, onion, chopped fine, garlic cloves, minced, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp dried, crumbled, zucchini blossoms , pistils removed if desired

all-purpose flour, cornstarch, kosher salt, cold water, ricotta cheese, garlic clove, pressed, sweet onions, minced, bell peppers, minced (sweet cayennes or about 2 tsp of any sweet pepper), fresh basil , julienned, salt, black pepper, fresh ground, squash blossoms , stamen removed if male & pistil removed if female, ends trimmed but left as a handle, peanut oil (or more )

asparagus cleaned, olive oil, sesame seeds, fresh chives snipped, chive blossoms stems removed to separate flowers, soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper, salt

elderberries , flower blooms (remove the blooms from the main stem), filtered water, for boiling, ice cube, rose water, orange blossom water, lemon slices (grapefruit ) or lime slice (grapefruit ), raw sugar (or other sugar of choice) or agave (or other sugar of choice) or honey (or other sugar of choice), fresh mint (apple mint, pineapple mint, orange mint, etc.), fresh lemon verbena , lemon balm or pineapple sage, cinnamon (if you re brewing hot tea) or cardamom (if you re brewing hot tea)

carrots, garlic cloves, sugar, extra virgin olive oil, orange blossom water, salt, black pepper, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (to garnish ), chopped fresh cilantro (to garnish )

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, fresh anchovies , gutted with head still intact, zucchini , sliced thinly in 1/2 moons, tomatoes, halved, zucchini blossoms , torn in half, flat leaf parsley, chopped to yield 1/4 cup, salt and freshly ground black pepper

squash blossoms , any number, herb cheese spread , sufficient for the number of flowers you have, peeled seeded chopped tomato, herbs (dry or fresh ), chopped shallotsor green onions or 1/4 small onion, oil & vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper

all-purpose flour, sparkling water, kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning, goat cheese, at room temperature, cream cheese, at room temperature, heavy cream, chopped fresh basil leaves, green onion, finely chopped, freshly ground black pepper, zucchini blossoms* see cook s note, vegetable oil, for frying, suggestion: serve with your favorite marinara sauce or vinaigrette, note : zucchini blossoms can be found at farmer s markets and specialty grocery stores. as an alternative, try using baby bell peppers. cut off the tops and remove the seeds. fill with the cheese mixture and dip the cut end in flour before dipping in the batter.