Oven Roasted Zucchini Flowers
SERVES: 4 • TOTAL TIME: 30 MINUTES
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for drizzling
12 zucchini flowers
150g mushrooms, finely diced
1 brown onion, finely diced
2 tsp rosemary leaves, finely chopped
½ cup vegan cream cheese
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 200ËšC.
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms and rosemary leaves until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add to a bowl and set aside to cool. When cooled add cream cheese to the bowl and stir to combine. Taste, and season if desired.
Open zucchini flowers gently and stuff with cream cheese mixture. Wrap the petals back around the stuffing and lay the flowers on prepared baking tray. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.