Making Stuffed Nasturtiums for Special Occasions

Stuffed nasturtiums sound exactly what they are: nasturtium flowers stuffed with a blend of different foods and served at parties. But why nasturtiums? These flowers are pretty but they are also edible, making them perfect for special foods served on special occasions. Stuffed nasturtiums accompanying watercress and cucumber sandwiches, petit fours, and other dainty foods provides not only color but great flavor to the menu. Tasting like a pear with a hint of spice, nasturtiums can be picked when in full bloom, and washed thoroughly before stuffing them with a variety of food mixtures. Try serving these at your next birthday party, afternoon tea, or card party:

Cherry and Cottage Cheese Stuffed Nasturtiums

1 cup of cottage cheese
½ cup pitted cherries
1 teaspoon rosemary
nasturtium flowers

Wash well the nasturtiums and lay them on paper towels to dry. Mix the cottage cheese, pitted cherries, and rosemary well in a mixing bowl. Form 1″ balls of the mixture and gently place them inside the nasturtiums.

Parsley Melon Stuffed Nasturtiums

one ripe melon (cantaloupe or honeydew)
parsley
nasturtium flowers

Wash the nasturtiums and let them dry. Cut the melon in half and use a melon ball scoop to form 1″ balls. Wash the parsley and wrap a sprig around the melon ball. Place the melon and parsley balls inside the nasturtiums.

Cucumber and Cottage Cheese Stuffed Nasturtiums

1 large cucumber
1 cup of cottage cheese
ground black pepper
nasturtium flowers

Wash the nasturtiums and set them on paper towels to dry. Mash the cucumber in a blender. Pour the mashed cucumber into a bowl and add the cottage cheese. Blend well; add a pinch of ground black pepper. Form into 1″ balls with your hands and place them inside the nasturtiums.

Tofu and Citrus Stuffed Nasturtiums

1 teaspoon of lemon zest
1 teaspoon of orange zest
1 cup of tofu
1 teaspoon of cardamon
nasturtium flowers

Wash the nasturtium flowers as usual and let them dry. Place in a bowl the tofu, crumbling it with a fork, adding the teaspoons of lemon and orange zest. Blend well. Add the cardamon into the mixture; mix well. Form 1″ balls of the tofu mix with your hands and place them inside the nasturtiums.

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