Puff Pastry Zucchini Rosettes

- Sheryl

READER REVIEW

"Almost too pretty to eat! Everyone loved these puff pastry appetizers at my husband's birthday!"

1 yellow zucchini 1 green zucchini ⅓ sheet puff pastry 6 tsp. Boursin cheese 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. white balsamic vinegar 1 tsp. pesto salt & pepper garlic powder

INGREDIENTS

FULL RECIPE

Puff Pastry Zucchini Rosettes

YIELD

6 servings

TYPE

appetizer

TIME

1 hr.

LEVEL

easy

Thaw one sheet of puff pastry for 40 minutes.

1.

Use a knife or kitchen scissors to cut about a 2”x 2” square of puff pastry. Flatten it a bit with your fingers to make it a 2½ “ x 2½” square.

2.

Grease 6 cups of a cupcake tin with a tiny bit of olive oil. Lay 6 puff pastry squares into each, pressing them to the edges on the bottom.

3.

Grease 6 cups of a cupcake tin with a tiny bit of olive oil. Lay 6 puff pastry squares into each, pressing them to the edges on the bottom.

4.

In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon pesto. Add a sprinkle of garlic powder and stir. Set aside.

5.

Use an apple peeler to make thin strips of 1 green zucchini, making sure each strip has green edges as best you can. Once you get to the seeds, flip so you can get more strips easily.

6.

Strip the yellow zucchini the same way you did the green.

7.

Slice each strip in half of both the green and yellow zucchini.

8.

Preheat oven to 375 F. (190 C.) On a plate, pour half of the pesto mixture. Dip 2 strips of the green and yellow in the mixture, coating both sides.

9.

Lay one strip on top of the other, hold one end (I know it’s a little slippery), then wrap them into a rose.

10.

Place the rose onto the plate, dip another strip into pesto-oil and wrap it around the rose. Continue, until you have a rose that will fit perfectly into the pastry.

11.

Place rosette into a pastry cup. Press it down into the cheese. Repeat until 6 cups are filled. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, and serve.

12.