Caviar De Courgettes - Zucchini Caviar

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 courgettes or 4 zucchini, medium
• 2 small onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 ounces black olives
• 4 mint leaves
• 2 basil leaves, large
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/3-1/2 cup creme fraiche
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the courgettes into 1/2" thick slices.
• 2 cook them in simmering salted water for 15 minutes.
• 3 during this time, take the pips out of the olives, and chop them up with the onions, garlic, mint, basil and parsley.
• 4 drain the courgettes as soon as they are soft and mashable.
• 5 blend the herb/onion mixture with the courgettes.
• 6 let cool. when it's cool, whizz it up in a processor, or press it through a food mill.
• 7 add the fresh lemon juice and the thyme.
• 8 salt and pepper this, according to your own taste, but making sure there is enough of this seasoning to bring out the flavor of the food.
• 9 at the last minute, add the liquid creme fraiche, using a whisk to blend and get the right consistency (spreadable - dippable).
• 10 keep this cool and serve with toast fingers or sliced french bread.