Last night’s rain has caused the cucurbits to grow overnight I think:
and we had some more rain this morning:
Stotting off the patio is the only way to describe it. The sun’s out again now and we had a garden lunch:
Whole cucumbers, along with yesterday’s courgette pickle and pea guacamole. The pickle was surprisingly successful – recipe here
Courgette pickle
- 1kg courgettes
- 4 tblsp salt
- 2 onions
- 1 ltr vinegar
- 240g sugar
- spices – I used a handful of home grown coriander seeds, peppercorns, mustard seeds and radish seed pods
- Cut the courgettes into cubes or slices and chop the onions
- Place in a bowl with the salt
- Cover with cold water and leave for at least an hour
- Then rinse the vegetables in cold water several times and leave to dry in a colander or similar
- Boil the vinegar with the sugar and spices for at least 5 minutes
- Add the vegetables to the mixture and cook for a few minutes
- Pack the vegetables into sterilised jars and cover with vinegar
- Cover with waxed paper and seal – makes about 5 jars
I found this on the internet somewhere and it used far too much vinegar so some has been put in the fridge for use on salads. The pickle is a bit like pickled gherkins and not a bad thing for that. I don’t know how long it will keep but we may eat it rather quickly anyway. So a use will be found for those courgettes, busy growing as I type.
Once they get going, courgettes never stop. Mrs T likes courgette fritters.
Stotting is a wonderful word. Thank you for this. We are experiencing our courgette glut, so very handy.
What a great way to use courgettes.