This simple healthy courgetti salad flavoured with lemon juice and baharat spice mix makes a perfect bbq side dish or side salad for an easy weeknight meal.
This month The Recipe Redux challenged us to 'get your fruits and veggies in shape'. After all, this time of year really is the best for enjoying freshly picked fruits and vegetables. There's so much in season at the moment and everything tastes so much better than in the middle of winter.
You don't even need to put in a lot of effort to enjoy all the fresh produce. This courgetti salad for example, uses spiralized raw courgette (zucchini) and it's so quick to make.
It really is worth getting the spiralizer
This salad is a seasonal mix of courgette and spring onion, tossed with a simple lemon and olive oil dressing but with the addition of Barts baharat spice mix, which is what really gives this salad its lovely spiced flavour.
What is baharat seasoning?
Baharat is a peppery spice mix from the Middle East that combines paprika, coriander, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, cloves and nutmeg.
It's great for adding a little bit of heat to a salad dressing, lovely in a stew and delicious as a rub for foods that are going to be cooked on the barbecue. Or in my case, inside on the griddle pan. I'm using baharat a lot at the moment although this is just my first recent blog post to feature it.
A hit recipe even for those who don't like courgettes!
This recipe represents quite a success in my own little world. Mr SearchingforSpice does not like courgettes. Even if I hide a few cooked ones in a pasta sauce he will pick them out and refuse to eat them.
More for me! He's rather good at picking out vegetable pieces he thinks he doesn't like. Well, I fully expected him to not even try this courgetti salad but he not only tried a little, he ate rather a lot.
I just wonder how soon I can get away with making it again. I may even be able to remake this lemon and courgette spaghetti one day!
Recipe
Courgetti Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large courgette
- 2 spring onions sliced lengthwise and then into pieces about 5cm long
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon baharat seasoning
- 1 garlic clove crushed
Instructions
- Spiralize the courgette or if you don't have a spiralizer you could slice it into thin strips using a vegetable peeler.
- Put the courgetti and spring onion in a bowl
- In a small bowl or jar mix together the remaining ingredients for the dresssing. Mix well or shake.
- Pour the dressing over the courgetti and toss together.
Notes
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Places I'm sharing this Courgetti Salad
Fiesta Friday hosted this week by Jhuls at The Not So Creative Cook and Colleen at Faith,Hope, Love & Luck
Eat Your Greens hosted by A Seasonal Veg Table and on alternate months by The Veg Hog
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Lisa
So refreshing. Thanks so much for sharing with NCR. The roundup should be up soon.
hijackedbytwins
Courgetti is great! We love it and this salad sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Corina
Thanks Kirsty! Such an easy way to make salad too. I'll have to try some more variations.
Hayley (@SnapHappyBakes)
This sounds so fresh and inviting! Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare
Corina
Thank you Hayley and thank you for hosting too!
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
Your courgetti salad looks delicious Corina, I love the sound of the spice mix. I had a spiriliser for Christmas and I've been patiently waiting for my courgettes to grow to try a courgetti, I'll definitely be trying your salad.
Corina
Thank you Sarah! I hope you manage to do some spiralising soon. It would be lovely to make something with homegrown courgettes.
shaheen
Thank you so much for sharing with EatYourGreens, the round up will be up tomorrow. I have to say I too hardly use my spiralizer, but one dish I have made is a variation of courgetti with lemon, so easy - should make it more
Corina
Thank you for hosting! I do like courgetti with lemon too - It's one of those classic combinations!
Courtney's Cookbook
This looks great! I've never tried Baharat but it sounds delicious!
Mandy Mazliah
Sounds like the perfect summer lunch. I hardly ever use my spiraliser - must dust it down and try this! #cookblogshare
Corina
I'm just the same with my spiraliser! I love the things I make with it when I do get it out but it spends most of the time hidden in the cupboard!
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
Well that was a major success Corina if Mr Searchingforspice ate the courgette. I've not heard of Baharat, but it sounds a lovely blend of flavours.
Angela x
Corina
It is a lovely spice blend - warming and peppery. I think I might have to try and make Mr Searchingforspice try a few more things too Angela as I recently read somewhere that picky adults should be treated just the same as picky children i.e. keep offering it to them! He is quite good but there are a few vegetables we almost never eat as he doesn't like them.
Louise Fairweather
Looks fantastic. Wish I could get the boys eating courgettes #cookblogshare
Corina
I was really surprised my husband liked this! And my little boy loves courgettes although won't eat lots of other vegetables unfortunately!
Eb Gargano
What a lovely idea. I love raw courgette, much more than than cooked actually. I really enjoy the flavour of raw courgettes and lemon juice, (especially with chilli and mint too) but I've never tried it with baharat spice mix - in fact I don't think I've ever had baharat spice mix. Where have I been? It sounds fab. Must try that soon! 🙂 Eb x
Corina
I think a courgette salad with chilli, mint and lemon juice would be fabulous! I love those flavours together.
Eb Gargano
Thanks Corina - I should probably blog that one one day, shouldn't I? Too much delicious food, not enough time!!! Eb x
emmaeatsandexplores
This looks great. I love a Spiralised courgette salad but I've never tried that spice mix!
Corina
It's definitely worth looking out for - I love it on salads at the moment!
Colleen
What a lovely summer side dish! Happy Fiesta Friday!
Corina
Thank you Colleen!
Anna @ shenANNAgans
Looks amazing, I have been meaning to make courgette spaghetti, although wondered if you needed a particular bread of courgette, or do all of them do the job? Cant wait to try. Yum!
Corina
I think you can use any courgette and it's great raw like this in a salad or cooked too - I love courgette spaghetti!
Jhuls
This salad looks so good. I love the addition of Baharat spice mix. Thanks for sharing at this week's FF! 🙂
Corina
Thank you Jhuls! The baharat spice mix makes the salad really tasty!
Farrah
I've never tried baharat seasoning, but this looks + sounds super good! Perfect for this hot weather we've been having!!
Corina
Exactly!
Sarah 'n Spice
Gorgeous salad!
Corina
Thank you Sarah! I'm so pleased you like it.
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
This looks so fresh and flavorful! And that spice mix sounds wonderful 🙂
Corina
Thank you! I am loving baharat spice mix at the moment - It's great for summer recipes!