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Aren't courgettes just gorgeous to chop?

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PussyGaPaw · 28/02/2023 14:36

I'm making a veggie chilli for dinner and it just occurred to me how pleasingly perfect they are to chop up... Just the right amount of resistance 😊.
That's it really. Anyone with me? 😁

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FatFilledTrottyPuss · 28/02/2023 16:31

YANBU I do love chopping courgettes. I don’t much like eating them though, I only actually enjoy them barbecued or griddled with garlic oil and as I don’t have a griddle pan anymore and it’s too cold for bbqs I’ve not had one for ages.
<Adds courgette to shopping list>

BurningBright · 28/02/2023 16:33

I'm rather partial to the slicing of peppers.

Although there is the deseeding faffery to contend with first, I'll admit.

mrsm43s · 28/02/2023 16:34

Has anyone tried peeling mushrooms? I mean, they don't need peeling, but the feeling of peeling that layer of skin off and leaving clean, fresh white underneath is just delicious.

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GilmoreGirl58 · 28/02/2023 16:36

I’m making a Prawn and Courgette Rigatoni for dinner tonight and thoroughly looking forward to chopping the courgette!

Turnips/Swede- the bastard of all vegetables to chop 😤

SummerHouse · 28/02/2023 16:39

mrsm43s · 28/02/2023 16:34

Has anyone tried peeling mushrooms? I mean, they don't need peeling, but the feeling of peeling that layer of skin off and leaving clean, fresh white underneath is just delicious.

Get a room.😁

Ohyoudodoyou · 28/02/2023 16:40

Water chestnuts.
(that's just me being attention seeking and a bit showy. Cannot even remember the last time I chopped a water chestnut.)

Ohyoudodoyou · 28/02/2023 16:41

washing a courgette under the tap whilst running your hand up and down it always makes me glad no one is around to see that.

shakeitoffsis · 28/02/2023 16:43

Yes! My absolute fave to chop. Celery is a close second!!

lovem · 28/02/2023 16:47

Pears! Definitely pears.

And I have a special joy from leeks somehow too, they make the right level of crunchiness.

Can2022getanyworse · 28/02/2023 16:53

SummerHouse · 28/02/2023 16:31

I have a twofold business ideas.

  1. wellness centre with personal station, board, knife and all the courgettes
  2. courgette fritters

Takers?

MLM? 😠

Where do I sign up?

EasterlyDirection · 28/02/2023 16:53

Cutting into a lime is one of my favourite things to do, that burst of zesty fragrance is hard to beat.

mum11970 · 28/02/2023 16:55

Wouldn’t know. Courgettes 🤮

Izearle · 28/02/2023 17:34

Yes! And yesterday I used my peeler to make courgette ribbons for a salad. Was lovely!

(and at the opposite end of the scale, onions are pure Satan)

Surplus2requirements · 28/02/2023 17:39

ErrolTheDragon · 28/02/2023 16:26

Cucumbers are nicer to chop than they are to eat.

What is this strange, exotic thing of which you speak?

FelicityBeedle · 28/02/2023 17:40

Celery to fry off is undoubtedly my favourite, a nice clean slice or two down the middle then finely chopping it is the only time I achieve a proper ‘chef’s chop chop chop motion.

Wilkolampshade · 28/02/2023 17:51

DD1 always insisted courgettes were 'sly'.
She's a mystery to me.

AmandaClare · 28/02/2023 17:52

Up there with writing in biro on a banana.

purpledalmation · 28/02/2023 17:59

Just done sweet potato, parsnips and mushrooms and the courgette was perfect to cut.

bellac11 · 28/02/2023 18:03

Wilkolampshade · 28/02/2023 17:51

DD1 always insisted courgettes were 'sly'.
She's a mystery to me.

I sort of get that, but I cant explain why.

I do maintain that avocados are untrustworthy but thats because one minute they're like bullets and you literally turn your back for a few minutes and they've collapsed in on themselves.

Itwasgoodwhileitlasted · 28/02/2023 18:04

You've spurred me on to go and cook our chicken and courgette teriyaki tea. Agreed 100% OP and feel very pleased you've made this point in writing.

DomingoinLittleOakley · 28/02/2023 18:07

HiccupHorrendousHaddock · 28/02/2023 16:18

It's up there with writing on a banana with a ballpoint pen.

I knew I couldn't be the only one who writes on bananas!

Courgettes are definitely the best thing to chop. Raw potato comes a close second for me.

Netcam · 28/02/2023 18:10

Definitely, quickest vegetables to cut to go with a lazy dinner. Shame only DH and I eat them, my teens don't like them. Also the easiest veg to grow, we always have several plants in the summer in our little garden and eat a courgette daily.

WinterMusings · 28/02/2023 18:10

Hohofortherobbers · 28/02/2023 14:52

An absolute veg prepping delight, pity they don't taste better Grin

Courgettes DO taste good!

Hiw are you cooking them?

let us put you straight!

@PussyGaPaw

yes, the are the perfect veg to prep!! (&eat!!)

LadyMargaretDevereux · 28/02/2023 18:11

Totally agree on courgettes - they are lovely to cut up. I like this thread very much.

Jux · 28/02/2023 18:13

Courgette chopped and fried in butter is one of my absolutely favourite foods.