Name: Roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered; 250 gm mixed small tomatoes, such as cherry or grape; 1 Spanish onion, cut into thin wedges; 1 garlic head, cloves separated; 90 ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve; 12 zucchini flowers, trimmed; Juice of ½ lemon; 1 tbsp aged red wine vinegar, or to taste; 2 tbsp each thyme and coarsely torn oregano, plus extra to serve; Tomato rice stuffing; ¼ Spanish onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 30 ml olive oil; ½ vine-ripened tomato, finely chopped; 50 gm long-grain rice (¼ cup); 2 tbsp tomato passata; 2 tbsp each finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and oregano; 1 tbsp thyme; Finely grated rind of 1 lemon

Roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

30M

Total

40M

Ingredients

3 vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered

250 gm mixed small tomatoes, such as cherry or grape

1 Spanish onion, cut into thin wedges

1 garlic head, cloves separated

90 ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

12 zucchini flowers, trimmed

Juice of ½ lemon

1 tbsp aged red wine vinegar, or to taste

2 tbsp each thyme and coarsely torn oregano, plus extra to serve

Tomato rice stuffing

¼ Spanish onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

30 ml olive oil

½ vine-ripened tomato, finely chopped

50 gm long-grain rice (¼ cup)

2 tbsp tomato passata

2 tbsp each finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and oregano

1 tbsp thyme

Finely grated rind of 1 lemon

Method

Main

1.For tomato rice stuffing, sauté onion, garlic and oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until tender (1 minute). Add tomato and cook until just tender (1-2 minutes). Add rice, stir to coat in oil, add passata and 100ml boiling water, stir to combine, increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low-medium, cover with a tightly fitting lid and cook until rice is al dente (10-12 minutes). Season to taste, stir through herbs and lemon rind, set aside.

2.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200C. Scatter tomato, onion and garlic in a roasting pan, drizzle with 60ml oil, season to taste and roast until tomato skins start to split (8-10 minutes).

3.Spoon tomato rice stuffing into zucchini flowers, gently twist tops of petals to enclose, and scatter flowers over tomato mixture. Drizzle with lemon juice, vinegar and remaining oil, scatter with herbs and roast until zucchini flowers are tender (12-15 minutes). Serve hot, scattered with extra herbs and drizzled with extra oil.

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