In a pickle

It was a little bit drizzly today, which after the extremely hot day yesterday was a sense of light relief. I decided I would have a day of courgettes, so started off with a great suggestion from one of our comments from the blog, making some courgette soup. To add another dimension, I added some fresh mint from the garden for a little zing. It was very tasty, so I’ve popped a few bags of it in the freezer, which will be a nice easy supper over the next few months. I also shredded one of the courgettes to use in a chutney.

I had decided to make an Indian courgette chutney. I’m not able to buy Indian pickles here that easily. Our visiting friends often get a request to bring a jar of mango chutney or lime pickle over with them, hopefully this will be a tasty alternative. We do love a spicy chutney with some homemade samosas.

I was really quite pleased with how the courgette chutney came out, my multi chef that my mother-in-law gave me some years ago, made light work of the shredding. Brian also loved the chutney as it has a real kick to it. I made about 6lb of the chutney in all, so it will keep us going for quite a while.