OK, together with thence this is a so-simple-it-beats-Nigella's-avocado-on-toast kinda recipe, only I experience it is also skilful non to share.
I've e'er had a fleck of a challenging human relationship amongst courgette. I used to dear it, dicing the greenish goodness together with tossing liberally into pasta sauce. Or I'd scoop out the flesh together with materials amongst tomato, sweetcorn together with meridian amongst cheese (that's withal a skilful 1 BTW, together with I'll locomote blogging almost that soon).
However, the soft together with slightly soggy texture of cooked courgette doesn't lend itself to other dishes. For example, I added it to roast chicken, together with it nearly drowned the misfortunate poultry, leaking its watery insides all over the flesh. It also does the same to floor fry, which is meant to locomote dry out together with crunchy.
The other effect is of course, HIM. My other one-half hates courgette, which sort of scuppers whatsoever creative ways of adding it to our meals. Such is his disdain that 1 fourth dimension I made stuffed courgettes, I had to accept all 3 myself. In 1 sitting.
But this elementary recipe has given me a breakthrough of the to a greater extent than edible, less soggy kind. I never dreamed of eating courgettes raw, I figured that was the reserve of Goop-reading wellness freaks. But this recipe is a revelation. Spread on toast, toss into salads or swallow every bit a snack, it's delicious, crunchy together with zesty. It slightly resembles the gustation of greenish mango (believe it or not). You tin give notice fifty-fifty liven it upward amongst greenish chilli together with coriander for an Asian twist. The best fleck of all? It's easier than avocado on toast.
So hither it is, my raw courgette ribbons recipe
Ingredients for raw courgette ribbons
- 1 courgette, sliced amongst a Irish Gaelic patato peeler (this is key, every bit yous postulate almost translucent sparse strips
- Half a lemon
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of dark pepper
Method for raw courgette ribbons
Well...
Put the grated courgette inwards a bowl (keep the peel too), drizzle amongst the one-half lemon zest, flavor amongst tabular array salt together with dark pepper.
Leave for 5 minutes, (I remember this helps 'cook' the courgette)
Eat amongst anything.
For raw courgette ribbon chutney/salsa
Simply add together a handful of chopped coriander together with a chopped greenish chilli into the mix together with you’ve got yourself an impressive delicacy.
It actually is every bit tardily every bit that. Idiot proof. Give this a try, every bit it volition modify the means yous experience almost courgettes forever.