Easy barbecue recipe for 8 - 10 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has mixed seeds, honey, chilli, lemon, ricotta, courgette, runner bean, olive oil and edible flowers.
Charred courgettes, runner beans & ricotta
Course: Easy barbecue
Servings
8 - 10
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Runner Bean: 400g runner beans
- Olive Oil: 3 tbsp good-quality olive oil, plus extra to serve
- Courgette: 3 courgettes, thickly sliced on the diagonal
- Lemon: 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
- Chilli: 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
- Honey: 2 tbsp honey
- Ricotta: 250g tub ricotta
- Mixed Seeds: 50g mixed seeds
- Edible Flowers: edible flowers, to decorate (optional)
Directions
- Toast the seeds in a dry pan until they start to pop, then stir in the honey, chilli and a good pinch of sea salt. Once all the seeds are sticky and forming clusters, tip out onto a piece of baking parchment and leave to cool. Mix the lemon zest and some seasoning into the ricotta and set aside.
- Toss the courgettes and runner beans in the oil, then season. Fire up the barbecue or get agriddle pansearing hot on the hob. Working in batches, cook the veg until charred and softened but still a little crunchy.
- Spread the ricotta along the bottom of a large sharing platter and top with the veg. Squeeze over the lemon juice, then scatter over the honeyed seeds. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a scattering of sea salt, then dot with edible flowers for extra wow factor, if you like.
