Recipes: Zingy courgette & spinach salad

Zingy courgette & spinach salad

This delicious side dish is simple but smart and will bring a touch of freshness to any main meal

  • 1 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
  • 4 courgettes , cut into disks on the diagonal, then sliced into sticks
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 100g bag baby spinach
  • zest 1 lemon

    Method

    1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Fry the courgettes over a high heat until just tender, about 4 mins, adding the chilli for the final min. Take off the heat and toss though the spinach until just wilted. Add the lemon zest and season to taste. Put in a serving dish and pour over a little more olive oil just before serving.

    78 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, sugar 5g, salt 0,09 g