I love growing and eating courgettes, yellow courgettes are my favourite but you can use green ones in these recipes too. They are such a versatile vegetable, in sweet and savoury dishes, here are some of my favourite yellow courgette recipes.
This is a delicious recipe but beware it doesn’t keep for long. Best eaten in 2 days, which is no hardship in our house! It also freezes well. I like to keep slices of it handy for lunchboxes and snacks.
Courgette Frittata
Courgette Frittata
Ingredients
- 12 tsp olive oil
- 2 medium potatoes chopped chunkily (no need to peel)
- 350 g courgette chopped chunkily
- 6 eggs
- 1 handful fresh herbs
- black pepper
- 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt
Instructions
- Saute the potatoes in a large frying pan with the oil, until they start to soften.
- Add in the courgettes and continue to cook.
- Beat the eggs, add in the herbs, black pepper and yoghurt
- Pour the eggs over the vegetables so they are covered. You may have to swirl the pan or move some of the veggies around.
- Cook on a medium heat until the top starts to set.
- Transfer under the grill and continue to cook until the top is set.
- Cut into wedges and serve with a salad to make this give you 2 of your vegetable portions.
Courgette Fritters
A tasty way to snack on courgettes, you can serve these with a whole variety of dips, or just as part of dinner! My boy totally suprised me with this as he says “courgettes are yucky” and would normally refuse to eat a chunk of one but tried these and ate a whole pile of them!
Cut the courgettes into strips, dip into egg and roll in a mixture of cornmeal with paprika, dried herbs and a sprinkle of grated cheese.
Approx amounts:
1 medium courgette
100g cornmeal
30g cheddar
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 egg
Bake in the oven at 220C/200 fan/Gas 7 for 20 minutes turning halfway through cooking.