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Courgette and Avocado Beignets with Feta Cream, Coriander Chilli Pesto and Salad
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Ingredients
Beignets
- 150 g water
- 80 g unsalted butter diced
- 2 pinches fine sea salt
- 120 g plain flour
- 3 medium eggs
- 120 g courgettes cut in pieces
- ½ ripe avocado small, diced (5 mm)
- 1 fresh green chilli large, thinly sliced
- 50 g spring onions sliced (1 cm)
- 2 Tbsp fresh coriander leaves
- ½ lime finely grated zest and juice
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Coriander Chilli Pesto
- 25 g fresh coriander leaves and stalks, chopped
- 20 g Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
- 40 g rapeseed oil
- 1 Tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 1 fresh green chilli large, halved, deseeded
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ lime freshly squeezed juice only
- 1 pinch fine sea salt or to taste
- 1 pinch ground black pepper or to taste
Feta Cheese Cream
- 200 g feta cheese cut in pieces
- 100 g plain yoghurt
- 100 g double cream
- 1 pinch fine sea salt or to taste
- 1 pinch ground black pepper or to taste
Courgette and Avocado Salad
- 1 courgette green, small, cut in thin strips with a vegetable peeler
- 1 courgette yellow, small, cut in thin strips with a vegetable peeler
- 1 ripe avocado small, diced (1 cm)
- 1 lime juice and finely grated zest
- 1 Tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 pinch fine sea salt or to taste
- 1 pinch ground black pepper or to taste
Cooking and Serving
- sunflower oil for deep frying
- 2 Tbsp toasted pine nuts roughly chopped
- coriander cress for garnishing
- sumac for sprinkling
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 529 kcal / 2212 kJ
- Protein
- 11.6 g
- Fat
- 46.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15.2 g