- 2 courgettes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 chilli
- A handful of thyme, leaves only
- 400g passata
- 150g Homewood ewe's milk cheese
- 2 salad onions
- A handful of chervil
- 1 carrot
- 50g rocket
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 tsp olive oil
- Mandoline (optional)
- Large frying pan
- Pan with a lid
- A couple of bowls
- Small ovenproof dish
- 1.
Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Trim the ends off the courgettes. Use a large knife, or a mandoline if you have one, to cut the courgettes into long, 1/2 cm-thick slices. Don't worry if they're not perfect as you'll overlap two slices for each spiral.
- 2.
Set a large frying pan over high heat. Add the courgette slices in batches. Sprinkle with salt. Cook in a single layer, no oil needed, for 2 mins then flip over and cook for 2 more mins till nicely charred. Set aside.
- 3.
Peel and finely chop or grate the garlic. Finely chop the chilli, flicking out the seeds and white bits for less heat. Set a pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, chilli, 1 tsp oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 1-2 mins till softened. Add the passata (aka tomato purée). Simmer 10 mins.
- 4.
Thinly slice your salad onions, trimming off the roots and dry ends. Finely chop half the chervil, leaves and stalks. Tip the ewe's cheese into a bowl. Add the chopped salad onions and chervil. Fold everything together with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- 5.
Lay two charred courgette slices on a chopping board, slightly overlapping. Thinly spread a heaped teaspoon of the ewe's cheese along the length of the courgettes. Gently roll up from one end to the other, making a little spiral. Place in a small ovenproof dish.
- 6.
Repeat till you've used up all the courgettes and filling. You should have at least 3-4 rolls per person. Pour the hot passata sauce around the courgette cannelloni. Pop in the oven. Bake for 12-15 mins or till the sauce has thickened a little.
- 7.
While they cook, use a veg peeler to carve your carrot into thin ribbons. Whisk the balsamic with 2 tsp olive oil and a little salt and pepper. Toss the dressing, carrot ribbons and rocket together. Serve alongside the warm courgette spirals.