Courgette Salad

4.30 (20)
⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 american 🏷 Side dish

This vibrant courgette salad is a quick and flavourful side dish. Thinly sliced courgettes are combined with frisee lettuce, fresh herbs, olives, and red onion, then tossed in a tangy dressing made with lemon, Dijon mustard, honey, and anchovy paste. It's a crisp, herby salad that comes together in only 10 minutes, serving four people perfectly.

Courgette Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 small zucchini, trimmed and thinly sliced into half moons
  • 3 cups loosely packed frisee (French curly endive), trimmed and torn into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, torn in 1/2 lengthwise if large
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
  • 12 kalamata olives, pitted and thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 1 small red onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

Method

  1. In a large bowl, combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, anchovy paste, sherry vinegar, salt, and pepper by whisking them together. While whisking, gradually pour in the extra-virgin olive oil.
  2. Place the sliced courgettes, torn frisee, parsley, mint, basil, sliced olives, and sliced red onion into the bowl with the dressing. Toss everything together until evenly coated, then serve straight away.

Nutrition (per serving)

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Recipe details

CategorySide dish
Cuisineamerican
AuthorFood Network UK