Courgette Glut Ideas!

[Broch]

OK, we've come to that part of the year again when we can't give away courgettes as fast as they are growing

Apart from the usual fry in butter and garlic with mushrooms (which I like), I've made battered courgette strips, courgette fritters (cheesy version, spicy version and even a sweet version) and the missus has made courgette chutney, pickled baby courgettes and courgette tea-bread. All of which, I have to say, have been fantastic.

But, what other ideas are out there? (I am fully aware that the real answer to my dilemma is not to grow as many)

 

[Stew]

I need in on this!
I made the daft mistake of growing round ones this year - not as simple to chop small!

 

[Mesquite]

Let some of them grow bigger into marrows and make marrow and ginger jam

 

[Toddy]

Made this for lunch.

Grate up a courgette, a small onion, some cheddar cheese and season well with salt, pepper, mustard and smoked paprika. Stir through some finely chopped red pepper.
Beat two eggs with a little milk. Mix it all together.
Slice up a a big tomato into quarter inch slices.

Melt some butter (or use olive oil) in a frying pan that you can cover with a lid. Any lid, I used the one from a big pot.

Lay the tomato slices on the bottom of the frying pan and pour the mixture over the top. Level it out a bit, and then put the lid on the pan.

I cooked mine at 4 on the electric cooker, then dropped the heat to 3. That's about two thirds of the heat of the ring dropped to half if that's any comparison to a gas cooker.

I left it on the heat for ten minutes and then had a quick look and scraped around the edges with a silicon spatula. It looked pretty sound, so I sprinkled a little red cheddar on top and gave it another couple of minutes.

It was very good and it works fine with whatever left overs you have. Smoked sausage seems to suit the meateaters.

 

[Kadushu]

Chicken food

 

[Woody girl]

I see you've made tea bread, but try replacing half the carrots in a carrot cake with courgettes. Or even all of them for a courgette cake.
I also make courgette and lemon muffins. Courgette muffins with lemon cream cheese icing!delicious!
(Cream cheese, icing sugar, and lemon juice)
Grated courgette potato onion and carrots made into an omelette, or frttata with paprika and cheddar cheese.
Rattatwoee! Simple and tasty. Don't need aubergine if not available, still tasty side dish, or I often use as a veggie fling for lasagna.
Try drying them, I dry loads each year and use them up in stews o er the winter. Dehydrator is best, but can be oven dried. Store in kilner jar, or well sealable jar in a cool dark cupboard.
Dip in lemon juice before drying to help keep the colour.
Swopsies, swopped some today for a load of blackcurrants, as my bush had big bud, so had to go.

 

[zornt]

If you mean a small squash like a zucchini .
Slice the very thin spice to taste the if you have an air frier put them in and cook.
They will come out like potato chips crisps??
If no air frier some oil on a pan and fry them crisp.
Jon

 

[Redhand Jack]

+1 for courgette cake - delicious!.

 

[Robson Valley]

I got a green one in my latest veg order. We call them zuccini.

I'll mix up a batch of Crab Rangoon (crab, cream cheese, onion, herbs & spices)
I plan to boat slice the thing in half. Carefully knife out the centers and load with
the crab goop. Then lay the gut slices on the tops, paint with EVO and bake in the oven.
If it's ugly, I can still enjoy the CR filling with a spoon.

 

[bobnewboy]

You could try reducing the number of fertilised female flowers by eating the male flowers Delicious and very common in Italy. Usually cleaned, dipped in a simple batter and fried in a little oil; but I have also had them stuffed with cheese and anchovies, batter dipped and fried.

 

[Pupers]

Soup, much better than I thought. You Tube has several ideas.

 

[Tengu]

Must be a chutney recipe out there?

 

[Broch]

Must be a chutney recipe out there?

See #1
There are many; we're still eating 2020 courgette chutney!

 

[Broch]

Soup, much better than I thought. You Tube has several ideas.

Yep, courgette soup with a dash of cream and grated cheese on top, served with fresh crusty bread is excellent

 

[Toddy]

The canned coleslaw works well with courgette added. Just don't grate the courgette too fine or it ends up mush next to the cabbage and carrots.

It also works well in the canned mix of carrots, raisins, turmeric and black pepper.

 

[Toddy]

I tried the savoury swiss roll thing with the courgettes in the egg mix for the roll part. They were fine, just not a lot of taste to that part.
Like this I mean.

 

[Woody girl]

I've a runner bean glut forming!
Traded some today for more blackcurrants.

 

[FerlasDave]

My wife makes a fantastic courgette risotto.. we’ve had it twice this week as we also have a glut of them at the moment too! Must be this welsh weather!

 

[Broch]

I tried the savoury swiss roll thing with the courgettes in the egg mix for the roll part. They were fine, just not a lot of taste to that part.
Like this I mean.

They do look good!! Might try one of those tomorrow

 

[Broch]

OK, tried the courgette roll tonight (from Toddy's post #16) - well worth it in my opinion. The only thing against it is it doesn't use enough courgettes . I followed the recipe exactly; it was very nice but next time I will probably use my own Ragout sauce recipe.