Healthy Mediterranean Food
Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers - A classic delicacy
Health Score:
92 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 30 min.
Ready in
Calories:
226
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 226 cal. | (11 %) | ||
| Protein | 4 g | (4 %) | ||
| Fat | 8 g | (7 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 35 g | (23 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.4 g | (5 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0 mg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 4.8 μg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0 mg | (0 %) | ||
| Niacin | 1.5 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 10 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.3 mg | (5 %) | ||
| Biotin | 1.7 μg | (4 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 8 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Potassium | 118 mg | (3 %) | ||
| Calcium | 28 mg | (3 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 19 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Iron | 0.8 mg | (5 %) | ||
| Iodine | 1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Zinc | 0.8 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 43 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 1 g |
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 12 fresh Zucchini flower
- 2 scallions
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 6 ozs Long grain rice
- salt
- 2 Tbsps chopped, mixed Fresh herbs
- freshly ground peppers
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp Hazelnut oil
Preparation steps
1.
Rinse the zucchini flowers gently, pat dry and remove the pistils in the center.
2.
Rinse the scallions, finely chop the whites and cut the greens into rings. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Briefly sauté the white scallions and garlic in hot oil, add the rice and sauté again. Add water (twice as much as the rice) and a little salt and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Add the scallion greens and the herbs, and season the mixture with salt, pepper, lemon juice and oil.
3.
Fill the flowers with the rice mixture, twist the petals together gently and place in a greased steamer. Fill a pot with about 8 ounces of water and steam the zucchini flowers for 5-10 minutes.
