ZUCCHINI WITH PUMPKIN BLOSSOM CREAM SAUCE AND TOMATOES

Zucchini with Pumpkin Blossom Cream Sauce and Tomatoes image

One of the benefits of having a vegetable garden is creating recipe mashups with what is available. I have lots of zucchini, tomatoes, and basil every year, but this year I made room for a pumpkin patch. It is getting late in the season, and I really want the plant to focus on the fruit it already has, so I am harvesting the blossoms. The pumpkin blossom sauce may be the best thing I have ever eaten. This made enough for 2 large main-dish servings.

Provided by Syd

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 30m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ small onion, minced
20 flowers fresh pumpkin blossoms, halved lengthwise
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 pinch salt to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ small onion, sliced
1 medium zucchini, quartered and thinly sliced
2 medium fresh tomatoes, chopped
8 leaves fresh basil, thinly sliced

Steps:

Melt butter with olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced onion; cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add pumpkin blossoms and cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer contents to a blender, add cream, and blend until smooth. Season with salt and set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a clean pan over medium heat. Cook sliced onion and zucchini until soft but not browned or sloppy, about 5 minutes.
Divide zucchini between 2 dinner plates or pasta bowls and top with pumpkin sauce, fresh tomatoes, and basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 276.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.5 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 142.8 mg, Sugar 6.4 g