- 4 courgette
- 2 chopped red chillies
- 20 ml olive oil
- 100ml water
- 20 ml soy sauce
- 1 clove peeled garlic
- 2grms Malden sea salt
- 4 Shiitake mushrooms
- 1 Orange juice
- 3 Lime juice
- 10 Mint leaves
Courgette ceviche
Sanjay Dwivedi
11th July 2018
Courgette ceviche
Courgette is a delicately flavoured summer squash, popular in vegetarian recipes. Why not try this recipe for Courgette ceviche yourself? Serves 4.
Ingredients
Method
1. Infuse olive oil with garlic overnight
2. Thinly slice shiitake mushrooms, sauté in garlic infused olive oil
3. Take half of the mushrooms and add water – bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Pass through a sieve, cool down
4. For ‘Leche de Tigre’ – Add above stock (3) with lime juice, soya, chopped chilies and orange juice
5. Slice courgette in half- remove the inner core. Shred the rest
6. Add salt to courgette, add ‘Leche de Tigre’, chopped mint and reserved shiitake mushrooms – mix well. Serve.
Note: Steps 1-5 can be done in advance.
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