Stuffed courgette rolls

Stuffed courgette rolls

Try Gordon Ramsay's take on Italian antipasti - tantalise your palate with this no-cook starter

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24 rolls

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Plus marinating
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Slice the courgettes lengthways, using a swivel vegetable peeler - you'll need 24 long strips. Drizzle some of the olive oil and balsamic over two large plates and lay the strips flat, trying not to overlap. Sprinkle with more oil and balsamic, cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 20 mins. Can be prepared up to 6 hrs ahead.
  2. Mix the ricotta with lemon juice and seasoning to taste, then mix in the basil and pine nuts. Place 1 tsp of the ricotta mixture onto one end of a courgette strip and roll up. Repeat until you have used up all the filling. Arrange rolls upright on a plate and grind over some black pepper. Drizzle with a little more oil and balsamic vinegar to serve.
Try

Gordon's know-how

To toast pine nuts, tip into a hot frying pan - no oil needed - for 2-3 mins, shaking the pan often until the kernels are golden all over. Tip onto a plate and leave to cool.

49 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 0.03 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2006.

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  • 2007-12-19 23:48:09.102968

    Doka rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Beautiful for dinner starter!

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  • 2008-06-11 10:41:10.919062

    lisa's food rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made these a couple of times and they are lovely each time - definately a recipe to come back to time and time again

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  • 2008-09-11 08:53:48.385529

    Jocephine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very easy to make and it is a lovely antipasti

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  • 2008-09-16 01:07:33.059824

    Yvonne commented on this recipe

    I sprinkled a few mixed herbs over.....yummy

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  • 2009-02-26 08:37:01.082754

    skakule commented on this recipe

    For a non-veggie version, try putting a strip of prosciutto or another type of dried ham on the marinated strips of courgette. Lovely!

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  • 2009-02-28 17:24:31.047532

    Mattmes rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These were nice and they certainly looked good; however I don't think I'd have any urge to make them again.

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  • 2009-04-23 22:05:19.924809

    goldy21 commented on this recipe

    met geitenkaas 3 pp witte balsamico

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  • 2009-06-01 18:03:30.281729

    twinklyfairylight rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Looked nice but not very exciting.

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  • 2009-07-22 13:17:47.156387

    Hulda rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    No just not sure about this one. Think I expected more with this being one of Ramsey's. This was light and refreshing but not exciting at all. Probably be better with some kind of smoked meat as a part of anti pasti perhaps.

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  • 2009-07-25 23:25:24.146842

    Lauren Ricci rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have to say after some of the comments i wasn't expecting much but it turns out these were a great hit with my family. I made as a little extra side dish for the stuffed red peppers and rice salad. I didn't even sprinkle with pine nuts as i didn't have any, they were stll yummy. I marnated for about 2 hours. Delicious and different.

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  • 2009-07-26 19:42:52.686496

    Chris.Suarez rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I little bit fiddly to put together, but the taste of the marinated courgettes and ricotta cheese complimented each other nicely.

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  • 2009-12-17 21:14:33.874486

    ChicaAndaluza rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Didn't bother with the pine nuts but turned out well nonetheless. Easy to make and looks and tastes great!

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  • 2009-12-31 08:56:39.43481

    AJFrance rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2010-05-28 14:33:05.26404

    AliciaP commented on this recipe

    Too fiddle, too small and not what I thought they were going to be! Sorry Gordon

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  • 2010-11-25 15:06:27.913893

    KateTereza commented on this recipe

    Sorry, but these were bland and uninteresting. Friends took a bite and politely left them on plates. I thinnk that grilling corguettes and adding miced garlic to ricotta filling might save the dish.

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  • 2011-05-15 18:10:11.438591

    Charlotte commented on this recipe

    My boyfriend's mum is Italian and makes a great version of these - she replaces the ricotta with soft goats cheese (forget the pine nuts). The courgettes are also slightly more char grilled than the picture above.

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  • 2011-05-15 18:11:48.632367

    Charlotte commented on this recipe

    Also.... try with grilled aubergine!

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  • 2012-03-08 20:10:56.459627

    eClare rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious

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  • 2012-04-01 11:14:52.090407

    Sunci rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I don't regret that I tested this, the taste was interesting, but the fiddling with the courgette slicing and marinating was too time consuming for an antipasti and the filling-rolling procedure was incredibly frustrating (my parcels fell apart never mind standing on "their feet").

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  • 2012-05-13 22:40:35.314385

    Sarahfh rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Looked gorgeous but tasted quite bland. Would make significant changes if made again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24 rolls

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Plus marinating
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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49 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 0.03 g

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