Hello kitty, as soon as the flowers are big enough to take some stuffing, pick them. The courgette will still keep growing. Last year I put Brie, onion and basil in, as the stuffing then dipped them in thick batter and deep fried them. Delish.
I ended up freezing about twenty flowers, just picked. They thawed well and I stuffed those with chopped mushroom and minced pork.
Crazy weather since March in Brittany has meant for a disappointing courgette crop this year and yesterday I used the first four, small courgettes to make a quiche. I chopped the flowers up and added them to the lettuce and tomato salad.
In a salad they’re not as peppery as nasturtium flowers but are a bit more citrus.
Hope your son is enjoying his veggie growing. I’m obsessed!
Lemon, I think you’d like the battered courgette flowers. X
