courgettes in bolognese....

[juicychops]

do you cut them up and put them straight in or do you boil them on their own first?

never cooked them before!!

Cut them up and stick em in!

Cut them up and put them in. I never cook them first. If the skins are particularly thick or grubby I sometimes peel.

cool thats easy

thanks

i must sound so stupid!!

cut them up and stick them in, fry them off with the onions. aubergine is nice too.

if kids are fussy you can grate them in, i always grate into pasta just before its done then add pesto and feta

i have a magimix and stick onions carrot (unpeeled) courgette and pepper in it...

I whizz it a bit then soften it all in oil for a few mins befroe adding the meat!

Its yummy and the kids dont know its there.. so fussy 1 year old actually then eats some veg!

I make courgette and wlanut loaf.It is heavenly.One of the few things I utterly lose control eating.

Any chance of the recipe, moondog? Have a load of cougettes waiting for an exciting end in the garage.

yuck. i'd concentrate on making things that actually taste nice (such as a courgette and walnut cake) than crow-barring them into recipes that already have a good amount of tomato, celery, onion and carrot. someone (oh okay, it was furball... ) suggested putting cauliflower into spag bol the other day and i nearly heaved...

off the top of my head, griddled courgette, mint, feta and broad bean salad with loads of olive oil is heavenly.

OK...

American measurements.

3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
3 cups shreeded courgette
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tablesppoon cinammon
#1 teaspoon baking powed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Optional
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts

Oven at 350 degrees F

Grease 2 loaf tins
Mix eggs,oil and sugar nad beat until creamy
Add the rest of the stuff and beat well
Pour into tins and bakes for 60-70 mins.
Makes 2 loaves

I agree Aitch.Hate dustbine meals.
That slad sounds great.
iI saute courgettes with cumin,oinon and garlic and then add lemin juice and crumbles fetta when at room temp.

yum. how many courgettes to make 3 cups do you reckon? about 4?

Probably.
Good big 'uns too.

What is a dustbine meal?

cauliflowere into spagh bol? (faints)

But you can add courgette to carbonara: dice them and fry them with bacon bits (if you're not vegeterian) and garlic then, when pasta is ready, add the beaten egg and lots of grated cheese (pref pecorino, but that's my opinion)

lol dustbin I mean.
Everything inthere.

Courgette in carbonara?

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND????

Quite.
In that cae it isnt a carbonara.

I'm Italian and I can do whatever I want to my carbonara.

And of course it's not a cabonara anymore, but I was trying to explain. just like pesto with sundried tomatoes.

courgette and aubergine in spag bol is lovely! I don't put celery and carrot in mine

Sorry Franca, of course you can do what you want to your carbonara. I love it, the courgette just seemed like guilding the lily IMHO. You should see how badly I bastardize a gratin dauphinoise...

Sorry just realized that sounded a bit harsh.
now tell me everything about that gratin douphinoise...