Zucchini flowers stuffed with rice

Kolokythoanthoi gemistoi me ryzi

Ingredients

  • 20 zucchini flowers
  • 1 large onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium zucchini (graded)
  • 2-3 chopped spring onions (optional)
  • 1/2 cup chopped dill and mint
  • 10 tbsp. Carolina rice (washed and soaked for 30 minutes)
  • salt, pepper
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • 100 gr. hot water or vegetable broth
  • 150 gr. tomato juice

Method

  1. Carefully wash the flowers and remove the yellow stamen from inside.
  2. In a large bowl add the onion, the zucchini, the spring onions, dill and mint, the rice, salt, pepper and stir carefully to mix well all the ingredients.
  3. With a spoon fill carefully the zucchini flowers by two thirds, turn their top slightly to close and place them next to each other in a pan 20×30 cm.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180oC degrees in the air.
  5. In a bowl mix the hot water or vegetable broth and the tomato juice.
  6. Pour in the pan the olive oil and the mix with tomato juice and covered with foil.
  7. Bake for about 30 minutes.