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prawn and white zucchini pasta

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This might just be my favourite combination for a pasta sauce. Slice 400g (14 oz) of white zucchini (courgettes) and 400g (14 oz) of prawns (shrimp) into similar sizes. Have ready a little white wine, 4 minced cloves of garlic, chilli flakes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, lemon juice and the finely grated zest of…… Continue reading prawn and white zucchini pasta

zucchini and feta spiral

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Instead of spinach try this zucchini (courgette) version. Impressive looking and absolutely delicious! You will need about half a packet of filo pastry, defrosted and at room temperature. Grate 450g (1 lb) of zucchini using the large holes of a grater. Place it in a colander and sprinkle with ¼ of a teaspoon of salt.…… Continue reading zucchini and feta spiral

zucchini with harissa and lemon

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This zucchini (courgette) dish makes a lovely side dish either hot or as a warm salad. From a Yotam Ottolenghi recipe. Heat 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium heat and gently fry 6 finely sliced cloves of garlic until soft and aromatic but not brown. Remove half…… Continue reading zucchini with harissa and lemon

lamb meatball spiral

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In this Moroccan inspired dish, a spiral of lamb meatballs and vegetables cooked in tomato makes a stunning and delicious meal. Eve made this from another fabulous recipe by Nagi of RecipeTinEats. To make the meatballs combine ½ a cup of panko breadcrumbs in a bowl and grate ½ an onion over them. Toss with…… Continue reading lamb meatball spiral

green vegetables with bacon, pine nuts and parmesan

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Here’s a delicious way to serve those greens! First toast some pine nuts in a dry pan until just colouring slightly and fragrant. Set aside to cool on a plate. Heat a little olive oil over medium heat and fry some very finely diced bacon. When the bacon begins to render add finely diced onion…… Continue reading green vegetables with bacon, pine nuts and parmesan

zucchini and spinach pasta

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This super green pasta was an unexpected delight. I had some white zucchinis fresh from the garden and was looking for ideas when I stumbled on this recipe by Adam Liaw published in The Sydney Morning Herald’s goodfood section. I used wholemeal (BioNature) linguini – delicious! Sauté 2½ cups of baby spinach leaves in 2-3…… Continue reading zucchini and spinach pasta

montadito

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Montadito is Spanish for bread or toast with toppings, basically tapas on toast. These are excellent as pre-dinner nibbles or as a delectable lunch. Using fresh produce from the garden and served on lightly toasted sourdough rye bread, these four are from or inspired by the cookbook MORO easy by Sam and Sam Clarke. Pepper,…… Continue reading montadito

white zucchini omelette

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A fresh harvest of white zucchinis from Thomas’ garden inspired me to cook this wonderful Iranian style omelette Kuku-ye Kadoo from the cookbook SARABAN by Greg and Lucy Malouf. Fragrant with mint, extra cheesy and just delicious! Preheat your oven to 180ºC (350ºF). In a frypan heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and gently fry…… Continue reading white zucchini omelette