Hasselback courgettes with herb butter and olives

Total: 1 hr | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

Whatever potatoes can do, courgettes can do too. Slit open, enhanced and baked. An ideal accompaniment to many main courses or as a main course in its own right, served with rice, polenta, quinoa or a delicious focaccia. The delicious sauce has a fresh, lemony taste and rounds off the Hasselback courgettes wonderfully well.

Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 person

Courgettes
courgettes (each approx. 150 g)
onions, cut into slices
80 g herb butter, cut into pieces
Sauce
200 g crème fraîche
organic lemon, grated zest and 2 tbsp of juice
½ tsp turmeric
  salt and pepper to taste
To serve
pitted green olives, cut into rings
pitted black olives, cut into rings

How it's done

Courgettes

Make incisions in the courgettes approx. every 5 mm but don''t cut right through them. Place the onion and half of the herb butter into the incisions, distribute the remaining herb butter over the courgettes. Place the courgettes on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

To bake

Approx. 30 mins. in an oven preheated to 200°C (convection).

Sauce

Mix the crème fraîche with the lemon zest, juice and turmeric, season.

To serve

Serve the courgettes with the sauce and olives.

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