Griddled Courgettes with Turmeric & Pickled Chilli Recipe

Ingredients

2-3 large courgettes
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
A gloss of olive oil
1 red chilli
75ml cider vinegar
2 tsp honey
2 tsp ground turmeric
Natural yogurt, to serve (optional)

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Method

1. Trim off the woody top end of your courgette. Using a large knife, thinly slice lengthwise into long 1/2cm-thick panels (or, if you prefer, just slice into rounds).

2. Dust a little salt and pepper over the sliced courgettes. Gloss with a little bit of oil, but don’t saturate them.

3. Thinly slice your chilli into rounds. Warm the vinegar and honey in a little pan, just till the honey’s dissolved. Swirl in your chillies. Take off the heat. Let them steep while you cook your courgettes.

4. Get a large frying or griddle pan smoking hot. Carefully arrange your courgette slices in a single layer. Cook till nicely charred on each side. You’ll probably have to cook them in batches.

5. Once cooked, set on a cutting board and dust each layer with the ground turmeric. Repeat till all of your courgettes are used up.

6. Artfully arrange your turmeric-dusted courgettes on a platter or individual plates. Sprinkle a little sea salt and pepper over. Add a little gloss of oil, if needed and some drizzles of natural yogurt, too, if you fancy.

7. Dot the pickled chillies over the top. Save the pickling vinegar to make a salad dressing for big leafy green salad to serve alongside – simply shake the vinegar in a jam jar with an equal amount of olive oil and a pinch of salt.