Ricotta-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Ricotta cheese
• 1 Onion- minced
• 1/2 c Toasted almonds or pine nuts
• -(finely chopped)
• 1/2 c Grated Italian Asiago cheese
• -OR- Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 ts Ground pepper
• 1 ts Seasoning salt
• 2 tb Minced fresh basil- -=OR=-
• 1 ts -Dried basil
• 2 tb Minced parsley
• 1 ts Butter- melted
• 20 md Zucchini flowers, or more
• -OR- any squash flowers,
• -Freshly picked and
• -rinsed in cold water
• Nasturtiums for garnish

Preparation:

• Mix together all ingredients except butter and flowers.
• With filling at room temperature, use a pastry tube to carefully stuff flowers, do not overfill.