Griddled courgette with lemon, mint and parmesan

Name: Griddled courgette with lemon, mint and parmesan
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 courgettes, sliced lengthways; 2 tbsp garlic infused oil; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 10g fresh mint leaves, torn; 30g parmesan, shaved; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp chilli flakes

Charred courgette slices with mint, lemon and shavings of parmesan, a fresh side for summer meals.

Time15 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.75 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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4courgettessliced lengthways
2 tbspgarlic infused oil
1lemonzested and juiced
10 gfresh mint leavestorn
30 gparmesanshaved
¼ tspsalt
¼ tspchilli flakes

Method

1
Toss the courgette slices with the garlic infused oil and salt.
2
Heat a griddle pan until very hot. Cook the courgettes for 2 minutes each side until charred with dark stripes. Do it in batches.
4 min
3
Lay them on a platter and squeeze over the lemon juice.
4
Scatter with zest, mint, parmesan and chilli flakes.

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