Courgette Ideas…
Love them? Despise them? Well… I’m not sure you can just say you don’t like any vegetable without trying them cooked in different ways!? I mean, how can you compare chargrilled cajun marinated courgette strips to spiralised pesto courgetti?
Our allotment has so far produced some lovely big courgettes from just two plants…
Sure we panfried a few, made ratatouille, added some to curry then realised we’d eaten them like that enough! So, thinking caps on for new ideas and decided to make a lasagne using strips of courgette instead of pasta. So good!!! Oh so much better than good! Absolutely delicious! 😀 😀 😀 If you would like me to post the recipe let me know in the comments! 😛 Oh and we made courgette pizza strips too!!!
Then we wanted something different. Something sunny. Something fresh. So out came the spiraliser! This is so quick and easy! Oh Summer in a bowl! Nutritious and delicious ingredients such as avocado, basil and coconut… Yes don’t miss the coconut!
Pesto Courgetti (Vegan & Free-From)
Gather
- 1 large courgette
- 1 avocado
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 3-4 tablespoons milk (I used unsweetened carton coconut)
- Juice of half a lime
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste (I used pink Himalayan)
- 3-4 cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
Prepare
- Spiralise the courgette (or coarsely grate if you don’t have a spiraliser).
- Put the avocado in the blender with the basil, milk, lime, chili, pepper and salt. Blend until you have a smooth puree. And more milk if it’s too thick. Taste test and adjust seasoning.
- Pour the avocado pesto over the courgetti (or zoodles) and gently mix to combine.
- Scatter the tomatoes over, then sprinkle with sesame and coconut.
- Enjoy!
Serve & Store
- Serve as it is!
- Add some crusty bread.
- Throw some falafel on the side.
- Best served fresh but can be stored refrigerated for a day or two.
Now this… is what you do with all those courgettes! 🙂
I love your tasty courgette ideas a lot & that is why, I invented these vegan low-fat chocolate courgette muffins! I also had enough of roasting, frying, raw etc!
Thanks Sophie! I know – you can have a few too many for just one or two recipes!!!
See… I knew those muffins were for me! 😛 I’m going to make them very soon I hope 😀 xxx
Hugs! x