Recipes

Courgettes with Chickpea and Mushroom Stuffing
Courgettes are hollowed out and filled with a sauté of onions, mushrooms, chickpeas, lemon juice, herbs and spices. A hearty vegan dish that is great to serve with a tomato sauce.

Ratatouille Chinese-style
This vegetable salad is given a piquant flavour with Oriental black bean and hoisin sauces.

Courgette tomato soup
This Italian-inspired soup is simple to make and will count towards your five a day! It's jam-packed with vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, celery, tomatoes and courgettes. Enjoy with wedges of garlic bread, if desired.

Ratatouille stuffed courgettes
Easy to make, these stuffed courgettes are soft and savoury, a festive little side dish for your dinner. They're also a fab vegetarian main for four.

Courgette, walnut and date cake
An incredibly moist cake, which is simple to throw together. It's made with grated courgette, pineapple, dates and walnuts. Enjoy thickly sliced with a mug of tea.

Courgette tagliatelle salad
A refreshing summer starter that is easy to prepare, this salad of courgette ribbons, oranges, pine nut kernels and Parmesan cheese is as lovely to look at as it is to taste.