Courgette recipes

[Herbsman.]

i love you

 

[Herbsman.]

wait, not you

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Ms T does something with grated courgettes and pasta that is delicious. It's somewhere on here, maybe 2 or 3 years ago?

 

[Pip]

wait, not you

Screw you then

 

[sheothebudworths]

If they're the courgette cakes I'm thinking of, you can leave the potatoes out as well.

I haven't tried that (they're a bit flimsy till they've had a while in the oven, so the starch in the potato definitely helps ), but I have successfully significantly upped the courgette ratio, just cos I've had so many to get rid of.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Simple thing to do with courgettes is to chop them fairly chunkily, along with onions and peppers, and put them in a pot with some olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper, lemon juice and cloves of garlic that have been peeled and bashed but not really chopped. Fry for short period of time then cover and simmer for a while, occasionally taking lid off to go "mmmm that smells brilliant". Then eat with rice or couscous.

 

[sheothebudworths]

wait, not you

 

[Herbsman.]

Simple thing to do with courgettes is to chop them fairly chunkily, along with onions and peppers, and put them in a pot with some olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper, lemon juice and cloves of garlic that have been peeled and bashed but not really chopped. Fry for short period of time then cover and simmer for a while, occasionally taking lid off to go "mmmm that smells brilliant". Then eat with rice or couscous.

sounds like crappy vegan food for weaklings

 

[madzone]

I made this courgette cake today. It's yummy. I didn't do the icing because I forgot to buy cream cheese

 

[FridgeMagnet]

sounds like crappy vegan food for weaklings

Have you given up smoking or something?







bitch

 

[Herbsman.]

Have you given up smoking or something?







bitch

courgettes are gay

they even look like little green penises

 

[Badger Kitten]

Cheese tortelllini, with grated courgettes, toasted pine nuts, parmesan cheese and a squeeze of lemon.

 

[madamv]

I wonder if you can chutney them? I love a bit of chutney, I do..

Ooh you can!

 

[madzone]

I wonder if you can chutney them? I love a bit of chutney, I do..

God yeah. Courgette chutney is the staple method of dealing with the yearly courgette glut. I turn it inot a glut of chutney instead

 

[Maggot]

Simple thing to do with courgettes is to chop them fairly chunkily, along with onions and peppers, and put them in a pot with some olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper, lemon juice and cloves of garlic that have been peeled and bashed but not really chopped. Fry for short period of time then cover and simmer for a while, occasionally taking lid off to go "mmmm that smells brilliant". Then eat with rice or couscous.

Where do you get the liquid to simmer the veg in?

 

[butcher]

We do a side dish of sauteed onion, diced courgette and lots of dill, deeeee-lish

 

[internetstalker]

BTW it was only fairly recently that I discovered that marrows are the same plant as courgettes, just bigger.

no they aren't

 

[cesare]

no they aren't

I think they are http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/Plant_Database/Plants.asp?p=34

 

[internetstalker]

I think they are http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/Plant_Database/Plants.asp?p=34

they are still different plants although very closly related

 

[internetstalker]

spot the difference

Marrow on the left, overgrown courgette on the right

 

[internetstalker]

the markings on a marrow:

are different to that of a courgette:

 

[Boycey]

courgette bhaji's anyone?

 

[cesare]

they are still different plants although very closly related

I don't think so http://thekitchenhandsstories.blogspot.com/2006/05/zucchini-courgette-or-marrow.html

 

[internetstalker]

I don't think so http://thekitchenhandsstories.blogspot.com/2006/05/zucchini-courgette-or-marrow.html

ok

 

[pinkmonkey]

Maggot: about those three enormous courgettes you left me - I made a courgette and mint soup with them, made with a base of garlic and onion, then added stock, a drop of marsala, the courgettes, then once cooked I whizzed it with the hand blender with a handful of fresh mint. I then added grated parmesan and croutons. It was lush. I have a bit leftover which I will thicken and serve as a pasta sauce tonight.

Thanks for the courgettes!

 

[boing!]

You can make a very simple and easy pasta sauce with garlic, grated courgette (I like to grate it as it makes the sauce go a lovely green colour), mushrooms and creme freche. All those ingrediants also work really well in a risotto.

 

[TopCat]

Yebbut, y'know, I used to think that about courgettes too until I had some organic ones that actually taste of something. I'm thinking of trying to get an organic marrow instead of a supermarket one and try the same thing.

I grew lots of organic marrows this year. They were awful, real shite, hardly fit for the compost bin.

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

i like courgettes in a risotto

 

[Maggot]

My favourite lasagne recipe is layers of thinly sliced courgette and chopped walnuts, pasta and passata, topped with cheese and baked.

Nigel did some nice stuff last weekend - the recipe for courgette with dill and cream reminds me of one of the best soups I ever had, in Sweden, so I'm going to try it blended.

I made the nigel recipe with the tomatoes and ricotta. Was delicious!

One aubergine, two courgettes, a red pepper, a yellow pepper, mushrooms (basically any combination of veg that you fancy)

Chop them up quite small and fry them in some olive oil - there's quite a lot to go in the pan, so I tend to do them over a lowish heat for 10-15 minutes. Oh yeah, and put some garlic and herbs in as well (I use Herbs de Provence). Add a couple of tins of tomatoes and cook some more, then just dish upa couple of spoonfuls with some pasta - or you can mix it with the pasta in a dish, put some cheese on top and cook it in the oven.

The above will make 4-5 portions so I usually freeze some as well.

Gonna make this one now.

 

[trabuquera]

It's only a mashup of many of the suggestions on this thread, but this is one of my favourite ways to eat courgettes with pasta:

Start cooking your pasta - preferably a chunkyish shape like spirals or farfalle rather than anything with long strands. Then, while it's cooking away at a boil:

Slice your courgettes lengthways - not as thin as with a potato peeler, but not too thick -about pound coin thickness. You can either leave them as they are, or slice again into thickish sticks.Then fry them in olive oil (not too high a heat or the oil goes a bit bitter) until they're just starting to brown. Remove from the frying pan. In the leftover oil in the pan, GENTLY fry up a bit of finely chopped garlic and some chopped mint or parsley (or a mix of both if you like) until the garlic just goes golden - NO MORE or it'll be bitter. put the courgette slices back in the frying pan and stir about a bit so they get to soak up some of the garlic & herbs. Then stir in the drained pasta when it's cooked. Serve with black pepper and some really salty sort of cheese - small chunks or feta or halloumi, or grated parmesan, or grated pecorino (the last option is nicest imho). very nice and very very quick.

You can also put in some toasted pine nuts or almonds, if that's not too middle class for your taste. If it's too bland a drop or two of vinegar on the courgettes when you're warming them through with the herbs will perk it up.

If you've got no pasta, but have eggs, do the bit with the courgettes & herbs, remove it all from the frying pan, drain off any excess oil but leave a bit behind, beat some eggs, pepper and cheese in a bowl, add your cooked & seasoned courgette and make an omelette.