Recipe: Yummy Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli

Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli. Great recipe for Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli. Most summers I will create new courgette recipes to use up gluts of courgettes from my allotment! This is fresh, simple and delicious!

Cooked courgettes can be mushy and disappointing, but using them raw and marinated like this turns them into something completely different. A stunningly crisp and sparkling salad in which to bury nuggets of salty feta. Brush the courgette slices with olive oil and grill in a griddle pan until cooked through. You can have Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli

1. It’s 1 of yellow & 1 green courgette, made into ribbons with veg peeler. Compost the fluffy middle or use for stock.
2. You need 1/2 of lemon.
3. It’s 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
4. It’s 20 of mint leaves, chopped.
5. Prepare 1 of red chilli, finely diced.
6. You need 1/3 pack of feta, crumbled.
7. It’s of Salt and pepper.
8. Prepare of (Optional handful of leftover peas!).

Remove and allow to cool slightly. Brush the courgette slices with olive oil and grill on a griddle pan until cooked through. Remove and allow to cool slightly. Combine the feta, mint and chilli in a food processor and blend until everything is mixed thoroughly.

Summer courgettes with feta, mint and chilli step by step

1. 1. Put the courgettes in a large bowl. Squeeze over the lemon and mix with hands, so that each strand is covered in a little lemon..
2. Drizzle around a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil into the bowl. Season with plenty of salt and pepper. Mix with hands again..
3. 2. Add all the other ingredients and mix. Taste. And add any more seasoning if needed..
4. 3. Serve in a nice dish! Yes…that fuss free!!.

Spread the feta mixture on the grilled courgette slices, followed by a piece of fresh rocket and roll up. With courgette being the star of this meal, it adds a unique twist to the standard summer salad. Combining the refreshing hint of mint with a little chilli creates a delicate and refreshing salad that's wonderfully simple and tasty. Heat oil in a non-stick pan over low heat; arrange courgette slices in an even layer in the pan. Season with salt and cover pan with lid.