6 courgette garden 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.

generous pinch of sugar, warm water, active dry yeast, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, bread/strong flour, whole-wheat/wholemeal or white flour, fine sea salt, cornmeal or semolina flour, cheese, such as shredded or fresh mozzarella, burrata, or fresh ricotta, garlic cloves, very thinly sliced, handfuls fresh veggies such as sliced tomatoes , arugula/rocket, sorrel, shaved zucchini/courgette, kale, swiss chard, corn, or mushrooms, handful of fresh herbs , such as basil, opal basil, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, fine sea salt, freshly ground black pepper

head lettuce, washed and shredded, baby carrots, diced, red cabbage, finely shredded, shelled garden peas, blanched, shallot, finely chopped, tomatoes, chopped, courgettes, thinly sliced and blanched, handful alfalfa sprout, handful of chopped mixed fresh herbs

fresh broad beans, shelled or 3/4 cup dried haricot beans, soaked overnight, dried herbes de provence, garlic cloves, finely chopped, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, leek, finely sliced (or 2 small), celery rib, finely sliced, carrots, finely diced, potatoes, finely diced, french beans, water, shelled garden peas (fresh or frozen ), courgettes, finely chopped, tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped, handful spinach leaves , cut into thin ribbbons, salt & freshly ground black pepper, as needed, fresh basil, to garnish, garlic clove, finely chopped, basil leaves , packed, parmesan cheese, grated, extra virgin olive oil