Herb Baked Courgettes
These cheese, herby baked courgettes are a real treat whether you eat them as a vegetarian main course served with a fresh tomato sauce or whether you eat them as a side dish with a marinated grilled lamb steak.
Preparation time: 20 minutes Quantity: Serves 4 Cooking time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
4 large courgettes
1 tablespoon oil
seasoning
30g/ 1 oz butter
2 clove garlic -crushed
1 teaspoon chives -chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme -chopped
1 tablespoon parsley -chopped
90g / 3 oz breadcrumbs
90g / 3 oz gruyere cheese -grated
seasoning
Method
- Cut the courgettes lengthwise, score the flesh
- Drizzle with the oil and season
- Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes
- Meanwhile heat the butter and gently sauté the garlic
- Add the herbs and crumbs
- Cook for a few minutes to intensify taste
- Take of the heat
- Stir in the cheese and season
- Scoop out the flesh of the par-cooked courgettes, leaving a solid courgette skin to re-stuff
- Chop the flesh and add to the crumb mix
- Place the courgette halves flesh side up in an ovenproof dish
- Spoon the crumb mix in to the centres
- Bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes
- Serve