[Oliver]

Hi SG.  I don't know if they freeze well

They grow 4 courgette plants - which lasts them and a few friends for the season, but they still eat a prodigious amount of courgette. As for freezing - they freeze well if fried first to a nice brown then they can be eaten as a veg in the winter. They also make lots into a soup base, which is frozen for the winter, adding the flavourings before serving  (cream cheese: eg President, or that rolled stuff they call 'Gas Main' dunno why!)
Try this site for a few recipes.
http://www.cholsey.allotments.org.uk/aALLOTMENTS/alothome.html O

[Oliver]

Courgettes grated (About 2 large ones) I cup plain flour, 1/2 cup oil, 2-3 eggs depending on size egg 1 cup grated cheese.... mix together and  pour quite sloppy mixture nto a dish.... bake int eh oven until set. delicious hot or cold! PAmela  (in Spain who does not have an oven to cook this )

Made this last night, only difference was had a bit of roast chicken left over from the Caesar Salad they took on the picnic the night before. So put layer of the 'sloppy mixture', then a layer of chicken and pepper, then finish off with the mixture. Baked in oven for about 40 mins until set and nicely golden brown. They ate it warm with tomato and french bean salad. (I had some of the chicken - yum, my favourite).
Thanks Oliveview, a very nice dish and very useful for picnics, methinks, as it will cut in to very nice slices.

[hermon]

feta fritter,
i packet feta cheese crumbled , 2 gratted and salted courgettes and leave to drain for an hour.
boil 2 potatoes for 5 mins then leave to cool then grate in to a bowl with a handful of mint. rinse and then squeeze out all moisture from courgettes add to bowl add an egg for binding mixture mix togetther all ingredients add a touch of salt and pepper you can add some spring onion if you wish then make into small flat cakes put on baking tray and cook for about 20 miutes turning once. fab with sauted potatoes tender stem and asparagus  

[GrannieAnnie]

Oooh, that one sounds nice!!!!

[hermon]

they are! do try it

[milkman]

Have been using a Hugh Fearnley-W recipe for my courgettes - slice them then fry very gently in frying pan with garlic and olive oil and a dash of salt till very soft (don't let them go brown), mash them with potato masher, keep on a low heat until nearly all the moisture has disappeared, stir in a good size dollop of double cream and some grated cheese (cheddar or parmesan works well) then mix with freshly cooked pasta.  

Used up 6 courgettes this way last night.  Have also mixed in lightly steamed french beans and peas to the final mix for extra yumminess.  This could be a good recipe if you have kids that think they don't like courgettes.

[Marmaduke]

Courgettes grated (About 2 large ones) I cup plain flour, 1/2 cup oil, 2-3 eggs depending on size egg 1 cup grated cheese.... mix together and  pour quite sloppy mixture nto a dish.... bake int eh oven until set. delicious hot or cold!

Made this last night, only difference was had a bit of roast chicken left over from the Caesar Salad they took on the picnic the night before. So put layer of the 'sloppy mixture', then a layer of chicken and pepper, then finish off with the mixture. Baked in oven for about 40 mins until set and nicely golden brown.

There is a courgette plant on the plot that I have just taken over.  I brought a couple big ones home last night and made this with the chicken in the middle.  It was excellent and there is enough left to have tonight.  No cooking for me

[Novice]

I had a look in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalls River Cottage Cookbook, and he gave an excellent recipe for courgette bruschetta.....which we now have as a starter for every meal ( we'll miss them when they're gone ! )

[Novice]

Whoops - sorry Milkman, hadn't noticed you post saying exactly the same as mine !!

[MumoftTwo]

Hi

Have just signed up, looking for solutions for our rampant courgettes.

Have been making some very scrummy courgette and bacon muffins if anybody is interested?

[milkman]

Great minds think alike Novice!

[rugbymad40]

I have 4 plants producing like there is no tomorrow.  But this evening I have planted another three!  WHY you may ask?  Well I intend to show them in September and the way they are at present they will have exhausted themselves - so I am playing a banker.  I will let you know how things go.
I just love the taste and am eating at least three a day at present.!

[greenfingers]

Hi my allotment neighbour gave me some of her courgettes and i made ratatouille with them.Soften onions & courgettes then add
chopped toms and simmer finally grated cheese on top DELICOUS!!!

[hayles62]

Chop em up in Cous Cous salads and dress all garlic'y also burn strips of them with a blow torch for the same sort of salad but burn off the skins of peppers with the blow torch as well and it will taste totaly different.

I'm blow torch mad :twisted:

[GrannieAnnie]

What do you do for a living hayles?  arsonist? lol