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Courgette flowers stuffed with pistou, pea purée and Manchego cheese
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Courgette flowers stuffed with pistou, pea purée and Manchego cheese

16 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

Summery courgette flowers are stuffed with a tomato paste and served with a bright green pea purée, mint oil and cubes of Spanish cheese in this lovely looking starter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

790
Calories
26g
Protein
21g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Flower not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0
Manchego not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 white onions
  • 1-2 garlic
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 aubergine
  • 1 x 400g/14oz tinned tomatoes
  • 8 courgette flowers
  • 100g/3½oz flour
  • 2 eggs
  • salt and pepper
  • 400g/14oz peas
  • 2 sprigs of fresh mint
  • 1 punnet pea shoots
  • 100g/3½oz Manchego
  • 50ml/1¾dfl oz mint

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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