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Ricotta-Stuffed Squash Blossoms
Created by Chef Ally
Tender squash blossoms from the morning market, filled with creamy ricotta and fresh herbs, dipped in the lightest batter, and fried until golden and impossibly delicate. A fleeting gift of summer.
Squash blossoms wait for no one. They open at dawn, and by afternoon they have closed and begun to wilt. This is why you must know your farmer, why you must arrive at the market early, why the best ingredients demand something from you in return.
When you find them, perfect and bright, with petals still taut and stamens still fragrant, you will understand why Italian cooks have treasured these flowers for centuries. The preparation is simple because the ingredient is extraordinary. Fresh ricotta, barely seasoned. A batter so light it shatters at first bite. A quick swim in hot oil. That is all.
Every meal is a meaningful choice. These blossoms come from a plant that is giving you everything: the fruit, the flower, the connection to a specific moment in the growing season. Honor that by doing almost nothing to them.
Ingredients
fresh squash blossoms
Quantity
12
preferably picked that morning
fresh whole-milk ricotta
Quantity
1 cup
well-drained
Parmigiano-Reggiano
Quantity
1/4 cup
finely grated
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| fresh squash blossomspreferably picked that morning | 12 |
| fresh whole-milk ricottawell-drained | 1 cup |
| Parmigiano-Reggianofinely grated | 1/4 cup |
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