Unfortunately (I may post seperately a tale of tomato based woe) my tomatoes are rather more sporadic than the courgettes - so a trip to Tesco's was needed on the way home. I was on a mission; tomatoes and tatzeeki. Tomatoes = check, 'Zeeki = the cupboard or indeed fridge was bare. But I was both a man on a mission and in possession of a very large courgette. Time for a first time venture into tatzeeki making!
Tatzeeki recipe, which was based on an amalgam of what we had and other recipes we found:
- 1 x 500gs Greek yoghurt (not the 0% fat stuff)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablspoon white wine vinegar
- 4 mint leafs chopped small
- small handful chives chopped
- ~ 1/3rd of a cucumber chopped small /grated coarsely
- Salt and pepper
- DO NOT REPEAT THIS BIT - we used 6 cloves of garlic (chopped fairly small). I'd recommend using 2 or 3
- Mix, taste - adjust if necessary - mix a bit more
For the courgette fritters:
- Slice a courgette thinly ~3mm. Lay out on a plate and salt. Leave for half an hour to extract some of the moisture; wiping off any excess prior to cooking
- 1/2 pint of soda water
- 1 tea spoon salt
- 1 cup flour, added slowly and whisked in to the soda water (to make a pretty thick batter)
For Tea all in, there was: Courgette fritters, greek salad, tatzeeki and sourdough bread.
Happy, if bad breathed times!
You never get enough tales of tomato-based woe. Your meal looks and sounds lovely, although I have never tasted Tzatziki (want to though!). Thanks for posting :)
ReplyDeleteTale of tomato based woe coming up!
ReplyDeleteThanks x