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Courgette & Rocket Cupcakes
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Courgette & Rocket Cupcakes

14 ingredients Makes 12 muffins openrecipes

And now for something completly different- a savoury cupcake with topping. You can make this with veg, herbs, meat and even grains such as couscous.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1085
Calories
39g
Protein
49g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Topping 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

  • 100g light unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra, to grease
  • 250g plain flour
  • 1tbsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 150ml soured cream
  • 175g courgettes, grated
  • 50g rocket, roughly chopped
  • 50g sunblush tomatoes, chopped
  • For the topping
  • 200g ricotta
  • 1tbsp juiceand grated zest of 1/2 lemon
  • salt and pepper
  • chopped pistachio nuts and lemon zest, to decorate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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