Fried Mice (Stuffed Courgettes)

This dish may appeal to the child in you. The proper name for the dish should be stuffed courgettes. But having stuffed, fried, and served them, we thought they looked like fried mice.

This is the quick cheat's version of the dish, for those without a deep fryer. It serves 2-3 people as a side dish.

Ingredients
Six courgette or pumpkin/squash flowers
About 80g Feta cheese
2 tbspns creme fraiche
1 egg
3 tbspns plain flour, mixed with half a crushed oatibix
1 tbspn finely chopped fresh dill, lemon rind, pepper, oil 

Method
Mash together the feta cheese and creme fraiche.  Add half a beaten egg, and the dill, a little finely grated lemon rind, and a grind of pepper. Don't add salt; the feta cheese is already salty. Mix to a dense, creamy texture; taste, then adjust seasoning, if necessary, before stuffing the flowers.

Carefully peel back a flower and push a few tspns of the mix inside. Dip the flowers in the remaining beaten egg, then in the flour and oatibix mix. 

Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry for about 5 minutes, turning every few minutes to create an even golden colour. Serve, and enjoy.

Note: I use oatibix because I find it adds a subtle taste and crunch. You could use wheatibix or dry breadcrumbs instead.