[chickchick]

ha ha and i thought you were all joking.... when you said about the amount of courgettes you get some their plants!! we have 10 so far and they seem to be multiplying during the night!  

[Yorkie]

I almost daren't go down to the plot tomorrow - it's quite a few days since I last went down, and it's been hot and rainy since then.

What on earth possessed me to grow 3 plants (and that's before you count the squash plants)  :shock:  :roll:

P.S. There's only me to eat them.  That second freezer I bought over the winter is nooooooo way going to be big enough  :o

[Trillium]

Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, Yorkie1, but many of us have found courgettes on their own don't freeze that well

[Yorkie]

Thanks, trillium

I've got loads from last year which I keep forgetting to add to casseroles (I make a lot of them and they're not too bad in these if you don't add them too early in the cooking).  Going to try sauteeing or roasting them first too this year.

[chickchick]

thought i might chop them up and coat them in batter today and cook them, serve with a potato tortilla and sangria and have a tapas afternoon!
 any ideas on recipe for nice batter?  :oops:

[Lily]

Courgettes are great in soups, especially frozen ones as they tend to get mushy.

[Lee1978]

They taste lovely done on the barbecue

[mashauk]

Made a courgette & dill soup as have a glut of dill too, it's yum.  Also made a courgette pie (Greek stylee with feta), put some in a stir fry last night, only have 4 big uns now to sort out unless any more have popped up since Wednesday!

[susie]

Though I had found a solution with our glut, our tortoise likes them, but as he is now being fed them every day, even he is getting bored with them.

[mrs bouquet]

I think my 2 courgette plants have been reading your posting, because they haven't produced 1 single courgette.  They obviously don't wish to be part of the glut  !!  Mrs Bouquet

[chickchick]

yum, well weve now eaten 2 on the barbeque, lovely with a little melted butter on top!

[Jeanieblue]

Try roasting the courgettes sliced along with tomatoes, onions, peppers to make ratatouille - just cut everything roughly, dowse with olive oil, salt papper herbs and roast. That freezes ok as it is, or you can blend it to make a delicious sauce for pasta/pizza bases, pouring over chicken or fish - stealth veg for picky eaters of all ages !

[Cleo]

If you come up with any more recipes please pass them on :-) :-)

I am going to get a fab courgette n aubergine one from a friend soon.
Will try and post it.

We have four plants...one sacrificial victim for the slugs and the rest
going like wildfire.

[chickchick]

silly me forgot ratatouille, i love that too! thanks for reminding me

[Jeewhizz]

Use a potato peeler, and get some nice big strips of courgette. Dip in a tempura batter, and deepfry. Jamie Oliver says this is nice

Mrs Jee did a courgette carbonara with ours last week, and it was amazing  :shock: