Turkish cuisine · Vegetable Dishes

Kabak Çiçeği Dolması

Stuffed zucchini blossoms with herbed rice – the most delicate dolma.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 20 zucchini blossoms
• 150 g rice
• Scallion, dill, mint
• Olive oil
• Lemon

Instructions

1. Open the zucchini blossoms carefully and remove the pistils without tearing the petals.
2. Mix the rice with chopped scallions, dill, mint, olive oil and salt.
3. Put 1–2 tsp filling loosely into the blossoms and twist the tips slightly – the rice will swell.
4. Place tightly side by side in a pot and drizzle with olive oil, lemon and water.
5. Cook covered at gentle heat for about 25 min until the rice is soft.
6. Let cool and serve lukewarm with lemon.