Have you ever eaten squash blossoms? If you are an avid gardener growing summer squash, here is your answer to use all those male flowers growing in your vegetable patch. Enjoy the flavor of this blossoms which taste like zucchini or squash but more delicate. Sauteed with onion, garlic and corn this stir fry is very flavorful.
Ingredients:
- 20 squash blossoms
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 tblsp oil
- ½ cup corn
- Kosher salt- to taste
Method
- Wash and prepare the squash blossoms and inspect for bugs or snails.
- Roughly chop the blossoms in to 2 or 3 pieces.
- Chop the onions and garlic and set aside.
- Warm the oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion, garlic, salt and sauté for few minutes. Add the corn and sauté few more minutes.
- Add the squash blossoms and toss around with onions, garlic and corn until the blossoms are just wilted and have blended all the flavors together.
- Roll it into corn or wheat tortillas and enjoy. It can be made into quesadillas with added cheese if desired.
Notes
Please pluck only the male flowers, and not all of them, leave some for pollination. The female flowers will bear the squashes or zucchinis so don’t terminate any upcoming yield of vegetables. Picture below shows male flowers and female flowers to tell the difference.
The squash plants sometimes yield a lot more male blossoms till they grow strong enough to yield a female blossom and bear fruit. Factors like lack of sun, less nutrients in soil etc. could also be factors to lack of female blossoms growing. But I was told if you keep picking the male blossoms it will help trigger the plant to produce female blossoms! In the meantime enjoy the above recipe;)
