11 courgette and pesto Recipes

courgette and garden herb pesto, courgette, coarsely grated, pine nuts, golden linseeds, parmesan cheese, grated, spinach, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely diced, garlic, crushed, mixed herbs such as mint , lemon thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, heat a non-stick frying pan and saute the onions, garlic and seasoning in 2tbsp of the oil until golden about 4 -5 minutes. add the courgettes and saute for 1 minute. let the mixture cool., toast the linseeds and pine nuts and add to the sauteed onion and courgette mixture, cool., place the herbs , spinach, lemon juice, parmesan and remaining oil in the thermomix bowl and blend until still coarse., add the herb mixture to the cooled sauteed onion, courgette and nut mixture. adjust the seasoning if needed and let the flavours develop for about 20 minutes., food fanatics tips, do not be tempted to add too much oil, the mixture must be dry to prevent the bread becoming claggy. place the leftover pesto in a clean jar cover the surface with extra oil and keep refrigerated, it should last for up to 1 week.

onion, chopped, bacon (either smoked, unsmoked or lardons), courgette, sliced (or 2 small), green pesto sauce (heaped), chopped tomatoes, pasta (whichever type you prefer, i used spirals), breadcrumbs (fresh ), parmesan cheese, freshly grated

onion (chopped fine ), minced fresh garlic cloves (more if you want), green pesto sauce, blue cheese, mushrooms (chopped ), courgette (chopped ), red pepper (chopped ), green pepper (chopped ), head broccoli (chopped ), chopped tomatoes, sweet corn, grated cheddar cheese (for topping ), capers, sun-dried tomatoes (chopped ), pitted olives (chopped ), lasagna sheets

chicken fillets, red peppers, yellow peppers, courgettes, red onions, fresh basil leaf, flour tortillas, red pesto sauce, olive oil, salt, fresh ground black pepper, blackened cajun seasoning (optional)

sausage, smoked bacon, onion, head celery, courgettes, garlic, sun-dried tomato pesto, tomato puree, plenty herbes de provence, tomatoes, plenty paprika

parmesan crackers (see my other recipe), fresh green asparagus, tomatoes, potatoes, aubergine, courgette, head broccoli, double cream, butter (for frying ), oil (for frying ), cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, pine nuts, garlic cloves, salt, fresh basil, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil

chicken breasts, green pesto sauce, olive oil, courgette, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, halved, baking potatoes

butternut squash, red onion, courgettes, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, chili oil, fresh basil (or 2 tsp pesto), pine nuts, salt and black pepper, penne, cooked, creme fraiche, fresh parmesan cheese

beer, self-rising flour, salt, baby zucchini, fennel bulbs, baby squash, vegetable stock, butter, squash blossoms, fresh english peas, almond oil, meyer lemon, finely chopped, parmesan, lime juice, fresh mint leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, himalayan salt blocks, fresh big-eye tuna, olive oil, salt, fennel pollen, ground black pepper, fennel fonds, red ribbon sorrel, nasturtium leaves