Courgette & Herb Bread

A moist, herb-flecked savoury bread that uses up a serious quantity of courgettes and is better the next day.

1h 10mServes 8Medium

CourgetteChives

The ideal recipe when you have large courgettes that got away from you — size does not matter here.

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Serves 8

Ingredients

350gcourgettes, coarsely grated
1 tspsalt
3eggs
100mlolive oil
250gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
80gparmesan, grated
3 tbspfresh chives, chopped
1 tspblack pepper

Method

1Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F. Grease a loaf tin.
2Salt the courgette and leave 15 minutes in a colander. Squeeze out as much water as possible.
3Beat eggs with oil. Add flour, baking powder, parmesan, chives and pepper. Fold in courgette.
4Pour into the tin and bake 50-55 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
5Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out.

Tips

This freezes beautifully — slice before freezing so you can take out individual pieces.

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