Courgette & Red Onion Salad

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Posted on August 10, 2012
A great way of eating up all the courgettes that are springing up right now in the garden... This is an especially good recipe for baby courgettes - and with much bigger ones you could quickly steam the ribbons before serving in the same way (this would work really well with grilled white fish). As usual - this is near as damn it cholesterol-free - and very good for you too!

Ingredients

  • Courgette/s
  • Red Onion
  • Capers
  • Fresh Herbs

Dressing

  • Dijon Mustard
  • Olive Oil
  • Red Wine Vinegar

 

I use a vegetable peeler – smarter cooks than me probably have a bit of kit that does this more professionally, but however you do it – you are trying to achieve thin ribbons of courgette

Dice half a Red Onion

Rinse and dry a couple of teaspoons of Capers from a jar

Wash and chop some fresh herbs – Mint, Dill, Basil, Chives or Chervil would be great here

Arrange the Courgette ribbons on a plate and sprinkle with the chopped Onion, Capers and Herbs

Serve with a well whisked Mustard Dressing – 1 big teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1 big teaspoon of Red Wine Vinegar, a really good drizzle of Olive Oil (c. 4 times the amount of vinegar) and maybe a squeeze of Lemon

Delicious served with tomato pasta, or a pizza – grilled fish or chicken – almost anything!

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