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Thursday, 31 July 2014

Cold Courgette Salad

Or Zucchini to the Americans!
I've been loving this salad lately, it's my new favourite and a great way to use up a few courgettes!
It's really simple, use a vegetable speed peeler to create thin strips of courgette, then add a salad dressing of 2/3 olive oil to 1/3 lemon juice (from a lemon not a bottle as it tastes so much better), chuck a bit of feta cheese and a handful of mint leaves in and mix it up. 
I couldn't believe how good this tasted. An easy summer salad!
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11 comments:

  1. Sandies' Patch31 July 2014 at 08:02

    Not got any courgettes yet! Well apart from 2 my Niece gave me yesterday.
    I picked a lot of Nasturtium seeds yesterday to pickle them like you did, (mock capers) was it last year? just got to find the recipe now!

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    1. Kev Alviti31 July 2014 at 22:34

      The only change I'd make is maybe use a milder vinegar like white wine. Every leafy salad we've had has been fun of nasturtium flowers lately!

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  2. Frugal in Derbyshire 31 July 2014 at 10:14

    That looks good and I love feta, so got to try it. I have a sign out with courgettes,blackberries and tomatoes for sale at the mo. If they dont' sell today I shall make that salad tonight.
    Gill

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    1. Kev Alviti31 July 2014 at 22:35

      Try it. I was surprised by how nice it was. My wife got the recipe from a friend at her work.

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  3. Unknown31 July 2014 at 14:19

    Looks lovely Kev, just letting you know my strawberry guttering was put up by DH yesterday and I've put a link to your post. Hope that's ok xxx

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    1. Kev Alviti31 July 2014 at 22:35

      Thanks for the link! Hope the strawberries do well. Keep me posted!

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  4. Vera1 August 2014 at 10:28

    have copied your recipe and put it in my files. Any more ideas about how to use up courgettes would be great.

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  5. Texan2 August 2014 at 00:27

    This sounds very good, simple and easy.. Cant beat that. I bet the mint adds a nice touch to this. I just planted two kinds of Zucchini seeds a couple days ago. I have never tried planting them for a fall crop before, had read here where we live it can be done so I am giving it a whirl.

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  6. Leigh7 August 2014 at 00:18

    Kev, thanks for the heads up! Looks yummy. I didn't plant zucchini, but I did plant another variety called Zuchetta. Tastier than zucchini!

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  7. Unknown11 August 2014 at 07:14

    My wife loves the recipe, thanks for that!

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  8. 1st Man9 September 2014 at 06:41

    We will so be making this! Thanks for sharing!

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