Recipes :Courgette fritti

Courgette fritti
Whether you grow your own or buy them, this is a great recipe for turning summer veg into a summer treat

Ingredients

  • 6 courgettes
  • 3 tbsp plain flour , for dusting
  • a pinch smoked paprika
  • oil for deep frying

Method

  1. Cut the courgettes into even lengths of 8cm and cut each length into sticks. Season the flour with salt, pepper and the paprika. Roll the courgette sticks in the flour, making sure they are well coated.
  2. Heat a saucepan 1/3 filled with oil until a cube of bread frizzles as soon as it hits the pan. Fry the courgette sticks in batches until they are crisp and golden. Drain each batch on kitchen paper and season with more salt. Serve hot in paper or newspaper cones.
Try

Growing your own

Keep picking your courgettes to encourage more to grow and to stop others reaching marrow size.

Per serving

231 kcalories, protein 4,3g, carbohydrate 9,6g, fat 19,7 g, saturated fat 2,4g, fibre 1,9g, salt 0,01 g