WHOLE BBQ COURGETTES WITH ALMOND, FETA AND SMOKED PAPRIKA PESTO

BBQ SEASON

Whatever the weather i still bust out the barbecue.  Firstly for the flavour, texture and ease of meals. It doesn’t take much to make your meals stand out when barbecuing, good cuts of meats and vegetables accompanied by a punchy sauce or salsa will do the trick nicely.

I have done some simple recipes to help your summer dinners shine!

Whole chargrilled courgettes are fantastic as they are juicy and flavoursome.  Serve them whole as you would a sausage and add generous amounts of this delicious pesto and you will have a fantastic new addition to your barbecuing repertoire.

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 whole courgettes (1 per person or more if desired)

Sea salt

1 lemon

Pesto

2 cloves garlic, peeled

150g whole almonds, lightly toasted

100g feta cheese

1 Tbsp smoked paprika

1 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup olive oil

Salt to taste

Method

Heat the barbecue up to hot.

Whilst the barbecue is heating up make the pesto.

Either in a mortar and pestle or blender.  Add the garlic and almonds and pound to coarse paste.  Add the smoked paprika, lemon juice and oil. Blend lightly to combine. Crumble in the feta cheese and combine lightly as you still want a few chunks of the cheese.  Taste and add salt if needed.

To cook the courgettes.  Place the whole courgettes on the hot bbq and allow to cook evenly all over for about 8-10 minutes depending on the size of the courgettes.  You still want them to be tender but not mushy.

Serve them with a sprinkle of sea salt and squeeze of lemon juice and plenty of almond pesto.