grilled courgettes

Summer Grilled Courgette and Potato Salad

This Grilled Courgette and Potato Salad is a brilliant summer recipe. It celebrates seasonal courgettes pairing them with a simple potato salad. The dressing is really simple, just being freshly squeezed lemon, extra virgin olive oil and salt, it couldn’t be easier.

What Ingredients Do I Need?

Grilled Courgette- The summer season is perfect for using up courgettes, roughly chop them ad a diagonal angle to make them nice and chunky. Lightly season them with a little salt and pepper before grilling.

Potatoes- This pairs perfectly with the juicy courgettes. Crispy roasted potatoes work brilliantly in this salad, adding a salty and crunchy texture.

Lemon, dill and olive oil- the best and easiest dressing is freshly squeezed lemon, fresh dill and extra virgin olive oil.

Cooking Tips To Make This Grilled Courgette Salad:

Season throughout- The tip to a good salad is balancing flavours and seasoning. The crispy roasted potatoes are full of flavour from the rosemary and thyme, but it also helps to add loads of salt to the skin. Another step is to season the courgettes before grilling to really bring out their flavour. 

Grill the courgettes in olive oil- If you’re using a grill pan, using a little drizzle of olive oil helps prevent them from sticking to the pan.

Adding toasted seeds makes all the difference- If you’re not adding toasted seeds or nuts to salads, give it a try. It really does transform a recipe.

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Courgette and Lemon Orzo

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