Ingredients
- 6 zucchini flowers
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup club soda or seltzer water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup red sauce (whatever you like. Make your own tomato sauce or used jarred pizza sauce)
- 1 small zucchini, grated or chopped
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons small basil leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Remove the pistils from the flowers by breaking off the ends and pulling them out. Rinse and set aside to dry.
- Make batter by whisking together flour, salt and club soda in a bowl. Dredge flowers in batter and remove any extra batter by scrapping along the side of the bowl. Fry in olive oil over medium high heat until golden brown on both sides. The recipe calls for 6 flowers, but there is plenty of batter if you want to do a few more to eat while the pizza cooks!
- Roll out the pizza dough and lightly brush the rim with olive oil. Spread out sauce, zucchini and then cheese. Arrange the flowers on top.
- Bake on the bottom rack of a 500 degree oven for 8-10 minutes, until crust is slightly brown. Remove from oven. Add the basil leaves, cut and serve. Enjoy!
