Courgette, feta & mint salad
Serves 4-6
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
3 green courgettes
2 yellow courgettes
Olive Oil
small bunch of mint
40 g (1 1/2 oz) feta cheese
salt and pepper
Dressing
2 tablespoons olive oil
grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
Slice the courgettes thinly lengthways into long ribbons. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Heat a griddle pan to very hot and grill the courgettes in batches until marked by the griddle on both sides, then place in a large salad bowl.
Make the dressing by whisking together the oil and the grated lemon rind and juice. Season to taste with salt the pepper.
Roughly chop the mint, reserving some leaves for garnish. Carefully mix together the courgettes, mint and dressing. Transfer them to a large salad bowl, then crumble the feta over the top, garnish with the remaining mint leaves and serve.
For marinated courgette salad, thinly slice
3 courgettes lengthways and put them in a nonmetallic bowl with f deseeded and sliced red chilli,
4 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 crushed garlic clove and 4 tablespoons olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Leave the salad to marinate, covered, for at least 1 hour. Roughly chop a small bunch of mint, toss with the salad and serve immediately.
