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Courgette recipes

Courgettes are not only easy to grow, they’re also famously versatile. Make the most of this summer favourite with our delicious courgette recipes.

Courgettes are in season from June until early autumn. If you’re growing your own this summer, you’ll know how easy it is to end up with a glut on your hands. Luckily their mild flavour and silky texture makes courgettes a welcome addition to all kinds of savoury dishes.

Take your pick from popular sides like courgette fritters and fries. Add a bit of hidden veg to your bakes with our courgette cake recipe. The zucchini takes centre stage in our courgette pizza recipe, courgette soufflé with incredible berkswell cheese or stuffed with feta. Whether you’re looking for easy summer suppers, side dishes, picnic bakes or easy ways to up the family’s five-a-day, you’re bound to find a recipe to suit below.

This vegetable really is a summer favourite and can be transformed into all kinds of fantastic dishes.

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15-minute meal recipes

Spaghetti alla nerano

This spaghetti has fudgy and sweet fried courgettes which need little more than a little cheese to enrich them. Simplicity at its finest.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Best of the best recipes

Best-of-the-best ratatouille

Want to make perfect ratatouille? Follow our recipe for the ultimate French summer stew, packed with aubergine, tomato and courgettes.

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegetarian

Medium

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Courgette recipes

Tamarind chickpea stuffed courgettes

Roasting these stuffed courgettes enhances their sweetness. Tamarind and lime add brightness to the creamy chickpeas in this easy dish.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Courgette recipes

Courgette ribbons with pesto alla trapanese

This fresh and crunchy salad is ideal for a speedy lunch or barbecue side. Coat courgette ribbons in pesto for an incredible flavour pairing.

Gluten-free

Easy

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Courgette recipes

Smoky courgette and ricotta pasta

This smoky, creamy and lemony courgette sauce is incredibly versatile. Perfect folded through pasta, but it also works as a dip or spread.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Courgette recipes

Courgette and feta filo triangles

Courgettes retain their sticky juiciness once baked in these crisp filo triangles. The perfect late-summer picnic bites or party nibbles.

Freezable Vegetarian

Easy

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Sardine recipes

Grilled sardines with courgette and red pepper salsa

Feel the sunshine with this simple Med-inspired dish. All it needs is fresh crusty bread to mop up the juices.

Dairy-free Gluten-free

Easy

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Pasta salad recipes

Sardine and courgette pasta salad

Grated raw courgettes and tomatoes bring sweetness, while adding sardines, lemon and mustard offer bags of flavour in this speedy pasta salad that's full of freshness.