Courgettes & chicory with black olive dressing

Courgettes & chicory with black olive dressing

Gordon Ramsay produces another great vegetable side dish

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 mins

Super healthy

Method

  1. Slice the courgettes diagonally about 1cm thick. Season and toss with half the oil. Halve the chicory. Season with salt, pepper and sugar and toss with the remaining oil.
  2. Heat a griddle until very hot, then lay on the vegetables in a single layer. Cook for up to 10 mins, turning as necessary until just tender. Remove to a large serving plate.
  3. Mix the olive paste with the lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil (you don't need to season). Trickle over the vegetables and scatter with olives and capers to serve. This tastes great served with pork chops.
Try

Gordon's Secrets of success

Make sure the vegetables are covered with oil to protect them while they grill

Gordon's Secrets of success

If using larger vegetables, cook them first and finish off on the grill

Gordon's Secrets of success

Gives a really good charred flavour to food

Per serving

244 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, salt 0.23 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2005.

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  • Binder photo Ava

    23 February 2008

    Ava rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great side dish! Full of flavours and they all work so well together. I cooked the chicory just two minutes.

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  • 12 May 2009

    escorchio rated and commented on this recipe

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    Can't believe how easy, and incredibly tasty this was. Perfect with pork, but I'll try it with a chunky fish like monkfish another time

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  • 14 July 2009

    Vivisabor commented on this recipe

    Very easy, healthy and delicious. An excellent new way to prepare the courgettes. It was my side dish for pork chops, but I am sure it will work fine with anything else

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 mins

Super healthy

Ingredients

FOR THE SAUCE

  • about 2 tbsp black olive paste or tapenade
  • ½ lemon , juice only
  • 1-2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil
  • olives (try Kalamata) and capers, to serve
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Per serving

244 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, salt 0.23 g

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