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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Courgettes (zucchini to you American types!) get the makeover with tomato and red onion to produce a great Italian style side dish, tasty hot in Winter or cold as a Summer sidesalad. If you serve cold, add a dash of honey at the end. Ingredients:
1 red onion, chopped |
2 zucchini, sliced |
1 440g tin diced tomato |
3 cloves fresh garlic |
1 red chilli, seeded and chopped (optional) |
1 glass marsala wine (or any good sweet wine, sherry included) |
6-10 basil leaves, chopped |
olive oil (evoo) |
salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. Add dash olive oil to a medium saucepan over medium heat on stove
2. Add red onion and sautee till softening
3. Add garlic, crank up the heat, stirring for a minute or so
4. Add wine, and then tinned tomato after wine comes to boil, turn down heat to simmer
5. Add zucchini and chopped basil, cover and simmer for a couple of minutes*
6. Remove lid and reduce liquid over high heat for a few minutes
7. Add seasoning to taste
8. Serve with whatever you like. It works well with sauteed lamb fillet (slice and fry in a little olive oil with garlic, sage and oregano)
9. * - ignore the simmer in this step if you like firmer veggies!
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