Did you know – Squashes have been cultivated for more than 10,000 years, enjoying the edible flowers produced.
Nutritional fact – courgette is a summer squash. It’s high water content is useful for hydration and the carotenes help protect against the damaging effects of the sun.
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Roasted courgette salad
Ingredients
- 2 courgettes
- 1 tbsp gram (chickpea) flour
- 1 red onion cut into about 10 wedges
- Olive oil
- Small bunch of coriander
- Juice of half a lemon
- 100 ml olive oil
- Half tsp tumeric
- 2 ripe tomatoes, quartered, deseeded and finely chopped
Instructions
- Toss the courgette chunks with the gram flour and season.
- Spread out on a baking tray. Add the onion wedges ad drizzle with olive oil.
- Roast for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
- Meanwhile combine the lemon juice, olive oil, turmeric, and tomatoes with most of the chopped coriander and season.
- Dress the hot vegetables with this and garnish with reserved coriander.