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Courgette risotto is the way forward. Just grate it in towards the end of cooking the risotto. Tastes fab.
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try the courgette soup too, really simple to make, but tastes delicious. The green and the yellow taste different too.Comment
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I would just like some courgettes ..........S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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Me too BinleyAli
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you can eat them raw but you can also try to grate them and servid with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon...Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
the skin is the best... i remember that when i was working in 5 stars resort in italy they only used the skin and the inside was only use for stock....if you peel them you commit a crimeOriginally posted by Bigmallly View Post
plus as our friend VC remember there is always my courgette pasta made with the flower leaves and courgette of course....
this time i remember the post here the link
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...tml#post969340Comment
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Thanks again Sarico
I have a feeling that BM is going to struggle to eat all his courgettes, let alone the leaves, stems and flowers too!
You can also use finely sliced courgette as a "pasta" substitute for low carb diets or just to reduce calories.
It is such a versatile veg - I just hope I can grow some this year!!
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Very impressive BM, you have OCCD - Obsessive compulsive courgette disorder, but its a good thing round here to have an obsessive vegetable related issue.
i only have 2 courgette plants that dont look so happy, might sow some more and see if they catch up.Comment
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Never thought of grating them before, my dad used to serve them to me just chopped and boiled as a child and that put me off, the skin reminded me of a lizards skin. But if I grated them into something and didn't cook the living daylights out of them I'd probably like them.Comment
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Don't forget this recipe http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...tes_21316.html Absolutely gorgeous.Comment
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Most things are a bit manky when boiled, they're really nice roasted or sauted though.Originally posted by nancyrowina View Post
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I know what you can do with them! Take pity on a fellow allotment holder whose courgettes have all been devoured by slugs.
It's not just the courgettes tho, they've eaten pretty much everything bar the tomatoes. Including all beans, peas, brassicas and physalis. I seem to be growing slugs rather than veges. In 30 odd minutes spent in the garden pottering around my raised beds today I found at least 40 slugs, ranging from teensy ones to beasties. The chickens were very pleased with their treats. Seriously though, if you do fancy thinning them out slightly, think of me!
On the subject of recipes, a raw food friend grates them using a mandolin and makes zuchini 'fettucini'. They were very tasty.Last edited by Minamoo; 15-06-2012, 04:44 PM.I do Charity Wild food walks. Check out www.msitu.co.ukComment
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Just how many people are you feeding with all those courgettes? I think you are going to get very, very sick of them in a very short time. I had three plants last year and it was way too many - in the end you cant even give them away.
Any ideas what to make with them when you can't eat any more? I'll start you off - tea light holders to put on the table when having a BBQ.
Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.Comment
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If you wait a little while I'm sure BM will be happy to oblige..........Originally posted by binley100 View Post
Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.Comment
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Don't even respond to such tomfoolery, or you'll just encourgette...!Sure you are not being Marrow minded Matt?............oh dear............
i should have seen that one coming!
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Don't forget they can be dried as well ......then can either be eaten as nibbles with a dip or crushed and added to just about everything
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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