This month the challenge at 'No Croutons Required' is to make a soup or salad using something you have grown yourself. That was going to be a bit of a challenge for me as it has been raining non-stop here for what seems like weeks, combined with fierce winds my little courgette plants looked like they had given up early.
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However, one nice day last week seemed to perk them up and I managed to harvest four teeny tiny courgettes and a handful of radishes and some herbs.
I used the veg peeler to cut thin strips from the courgettes and finely sliced the radishes, I made a simple dressing with Champagne vinegar, olive oil, honey, Colman's mustard powder and some salt and pepper.
Because the courgettes were so young, they made a delicious salad with the peppery radishes and the sweet and sour dressing.
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That looks so fresh and lovely!
ReplyDeleteWell done! Definitely up against it weather-wise but that looks like a lovely harvest. You look like you have really made the most of what you got.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of your home-grown veggies Janice. I must enter a recipe for No Croutons Required one day.......lovely post!
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Hats off, both in the garden and the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your lovely comment. I like how everything came from your garden! Sometimes I get such slim pickings that I just eat one snap pea here and there.. although my Romano beans are very fruitful right now!
ReplyDeleteI now feel quite silly as I've never eaten a raw courgette. I will need to give this a try!
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