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     Title: Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms w/Fresh Tomato Sauce
Categories: Cheese, Harned 1994, Main dish, Pork, Sauce
     Yield: 4 servings

    16    To 18 zucchini blossoms

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   1/2 c  Grated Jack cheese
     1 c  Ricotta cheese
     1    Jalapeno, seeded and chopped
   1/2 c  Chopped prosciutto or ham
     1 ts Ground cumin
     1 ts Fresh oregano, chopped
     2 tb Parsley, chopped
     1 md Tomato, peeled, seeded
          -- diced and drained
          Salt and pepper to taste
          Olive oil (about 2 tb)

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     2 tb Olive oil
     1    Onion, chopped
     4 lg Tomatoes, seeded and chopped
     1 c  Dry white wine
     1 tb Tomato paste

 Preheat oven to 325 F.

 Mix filling ingredients, adding tomato last.  Add salt and pepper to
 taste.  Stuff squash blossoms carefully with about 1 tb. of filling
 each; don't overfill.  Drizzle olive oil over blossoms.  Place in a
 well-oiled shallow casserole.  Cover dish with foil and bake 15
 minutes.  Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.  While squash blossoms
 are baking, prepare sauce. Spoon sauce over squash blossoms and serve
 immediately or serve at room temperature.

 To make the tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a skillet.  Add onion and
 saute until softened.  Add tomatoes, wine and tomato paste.  Let
 mixture cook uncovered until reduced and slightly thickened, about 5
 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

 Recipe developed by Renee Shepherd and Fran Raboff.  From 1992
 "Shepherd's Garden Seeds" catalog.  Pg. 37.  Posted by Cathy Harned.
 ...downloaded from: Salata *Redondo Beach, CA (310)-543-0439
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