Courgettes with mint & ricotta

1 of 5-a-day courgettes folate gluten free mint ricotta side dish summer vegetarian

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp unsalted butter

4 large courgettes (we used a mixture of green and yellow), sliced

zest and juice 1 lemon

pinch of chilli flakes

70g ricotta

extra virgin olive oil , for drizzling

handful mint leaves , picked and roughly chopped

Method

Heat a large, heavy non-stick frying pan or cast-iron skillet over a medium heat. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil and 1 tsp butter together and add half the courgettes in one layer. Cook for 2 mins, then turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for 5 more mins untouched, until the underside has a nice colour. Flip the courgettes, then grate over some lemon zest, pour over half the lemon juice and season with salt, pepper and chilli flakes. Cook for a further 5 mins or until very tender. Repeat the process with the remaining slices of courgette.

Transfer to a platter and top with spoonfuls of ricotta. Drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil and scatter over the mint to serve.