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Beignets de Fleurs de Courgette

Name: Beignets de Fleurs de Courgette
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Monaco
Ingredients: 12 flowers Zucchini Flowers; 100g All-purpose flour; 150ml Sparkling water; 1 Egg; 1/2 tsp Salt; To taste Oil for frying; 1/2 Lemon

Snack

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Zucchini flowers in a light batter, fried — an early-summer taste of Monaco and the Riviera.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In the Riviera of Monaco and Nice, yellow zucchini flowers fill the markets in early summer. Beignets made by dipping the flowers in a light batter of flour and sparkling water and frying quickly are a seasonal specialty, eaten hot with salt as an aperitif snack or starter.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At La Condamine market in Monaco in early summer, bunches of yellow zucchini flowers are on display as a nearby shop wraps fresh fried flower fritters in paper.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Zucchini Flowers 12 flowers
All-purpose flour 100g
Sparkling water 150ml
Egg 1
Salt 1/2 tsp
Oil for frying To taste
Lemon 1/2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Remove the pistils from the zucchini flowers, rinse briefly, and pat dry.
Mix the flour, egg, and salt, add cold sparkling water, and stir lightly (don't overmix).
Dip the flowers in the batter.
Fry in 180°C oil for 1–2 minutes until crisp.
Sprinkle with salt and serve with lemon.

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