I fancied up this Courgette Velouté by adding crispy prosciutto to it. This is really a simple and easy recipe that is certain to impress.
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The weekend after cleaning out the freezer I tackled the fridge in the scullery. This is our daily use fridge but somehow I still managed to accumulate jars of stuff. In one jar I found a lone jalapeño pepper. In fact, it had the bottom half cut off. Which means at some stage Dave used some of it as I avoid them at all times. I am not that phased about best before and use by dates. First I open the jar and make sure nothing is growing on top of the contents. After that I do the sniff test. Unless it is cream, then I get Dave to check for me. The smell of sour milk makes me want to be ill. If something looks OK to use it I will go ahead and do so.
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For the most part I am really good at using up what is in this fridge. I have constant daily reminders and very seldom have to throw anything away. I will come up with innovative ways to use left overs or send them to work with Dave for his lunch. December was chaotic and after making my noodle salad, I had all the inners of the courgettes left over. The children were coming to us for Boxing Day dinner and I decided to make a courgette velouté topped with a crispy slice of prosciutto. I wanted something simple and easy to do so that I could concentrate on our grandchild and spending time with her before she went to sleep.
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Courgette Velouté
Ingredients
- 15 g butter
- 15 g flour
- 375 mls vegetable stock
- 335 g courgettes, thickly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 125 mls water to thin
Method
- Place the butter into a sauce pan and melt over a medium temperature
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute
- Slowly whisk in the stock and once combined, add the courgettes
- Season to taste and leave to simmer until the courgettes are soft
- Set aside to cool before blending
- Thin with the water and reheat
- Adjust the seasoning before serving
Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime March 1:
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- 2017 – Showcasing February 2017
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- 2012 – In My Kitchen March 2012
- 2011 – Crayfish And Mushroom Pasta
Love the addition of prosciutto or pancetta to soup-somehow it makes it more a meal to me. Using up things is the one skill I do have and I’m quite proud of it as I hate things going to waste.
We are the same with wastage 🙂
Sometimes simple really is best – this sounds so delicious! I would love a bowl of that right now 🙂
Thanks Alexandra 🙂
Will try that with my garden grown after the summer.. I made courgette chutney at the end of last season.. absolutely delicious.. 😉
That does sound delicious 🙂
Simplicity always comes out tops.
Have a super weekend.
🙂 Mandy xo
it does 🙂
You are right, this recipe would make a great impression and be a stupendous appetizer! And I don’t fuss over “best before and use by dates either” I just taste it…okay make Tom taste it and if it passes the test, use it! Last night I used cream that had “expired” a month ago in a recipe, but it tasted just fine. Why waste? And I do love how you use words like courgette and scullery. Makes me smile =)
Some of our words are really ‘weird’ I am sure 🙂
It looks delicious, Tandy. I am sure grandchildren are like nieces, an absolute delight that you can give back when they cry.
haha, so true!
Nothing like a clean fridge. Someone in our house is notorious for leaving one pickle, pepper or olive in a jar and returning it to the fridge. I think it’s a Swedish cultural thing. You never take the last of anything. Great use of the zucchini and I love crisp Prosciutto.
It must be a Scottish thing
Not the season now, but pretty soon I’ll be looking for new recipes for courgettes! Love the prosciutto on top! (And I think I’d be embarrassed to show you our refrigerator 🙁 )
I would love to see inside it!
I love this recipe and by making it a bit thicker, even love it on my pasta noodles.
That sounds like a great idea 🙂
Lovely recipe and, I too love the flavour of zucchini/courgette and prosciutto… yum! I try not to waste anything, but sometimes the worms in my worm farm get a treat if something looks a bit too far gone to save.
That is so good to have a worm farm!