Crab Stuffed Squash Blossoms Fried in Olive Oil
Author:
Green Olive Company
Spring. It is an epic time in the kitchen namely because we have access to fleeting ingredients like green garlic, ramps, and squash blossoms. This recipe harnesses several delightful seasonal ingredients and weaves them in to a flavorful and eye-catching culinary tapestry.
As complicated as it may look at the outset, there are really just a handful of ingredients that come together to make this dish shine, and as you would expect, olive oil is a among them.
As complicated as it may look at the outset, there are really just a handful of ingredients that come together to make this dish shine, and as you would expect, olive oil is a among them.
Ingredients
- 1 small shallot chopped
- 1 green onion, chopped
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1 tablespoon UP EVOO olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup Mascarpone
- 1 large egg beaten
- 8 oz. jumbo lump crab meat (Dungeness, if you can get it), picked through for shells
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- 12 medium to large fresh zucchini squash blossoms
For the Batter
- 1 cup seltzer water
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- a pinch of salt
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UP EVOO Olive Oil for frying
Directions
- Combine the shallot, onion, olive oil, lemon juice, mascarpone, egg, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse a few times to finely chop the ingredients and combine. Place the filling in a medium size bowl, and with the utmost of care, gently fold in the crab meat being very careful not to break it up too much. Adjust the seasoning, cover, and refrigerate the filling for 1/2 hour.
- In a shallow dish or bowl whisk together the seltzer water, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Heat 2 inches of UP EVOO up to 350 F. in a heavy bottom pot or pan
To Assemble
- Make sure the blossoms are clean of debris. Gently remove the flower stamens. Using a spoon, gently fill each blossom with approximately 1 heaping tablespoon of chilled crab filling. Gently twist the ends of the petals to seal. Swirl each filled blossom in the batter rotating it in the same direction that you twisted the petals so as not to undo your blossom. Place in the heated oil and fry each blossom for approximately 2 minutes, turning once until light golden brown on all sides.
- Remove the blossoms from the oil to a rack to drain. Serve warm.