🥒🇬🇧 Fresh British Green Courgettes – Tender, Fresh & Versatile

Our Fresh British Green Courgettes are tender, juicy and wonderfully versatile, with smooth green skin and a mild, delicate flavour.

Courgettes are one of those vegetables that can be used in almost anything. Roast them with Mediterranean vegetables, grill them on the barbecue, sauté them with garlic, add them to pasta and curries or shave them into ribbons for fresh salads.

There’s no need to peel them either — simply wash, trim and they’re ready to prepare.

Our Fresh British Green Courgettes are carefully selected for freshness and quality.

Tender. Fresh. Versatile. Brilliant everyday vegetables. 🥒🌿

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🥒 About Fresh British Green Courgettes

Courgettes are young summer squash harvested while their skin and flesh are still tender.

Our Fresh British Green Courgettes have smooth edible skin, soft pale flesh and a mild flavour that readily takes on herbs, spices and seasonings.

They’re incredibly versatile and can even be enjoyed raw when fresh and tender.

Perfect for:

🍝 Pasta dishes
🥗 Fresh salads
🔥 Roasting
🥢 Stir-fries
🍛 Curries
🥒 Spiralising
🍕 Pizza toppings
🥘 Traybakes
🔥 BBQs
🧁 Savoury baking

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💫 Mild, Tender & Fresh

Mild 🌿 | Tender 🥒 | Gently Sweet ✨ | Juicy 💧 | Fresh 💚

Fresh Courgettes have a mild, delicate flavour and juicy texture.

Roasting or grilling develops richer flavours and lightly caramelised edges, while raw Courgette provides freshness and gentle crunch.

Try pairing them with:

🧄 Garlic
🍅 Tomatoes
🌿 Basil
🍋 Lemon
🧀 Parmesan
🧀 Feta
🌶️ Chilli
🫒 Olive oil
🌿 Thyme
🍆 Aubergine

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💚 British Courgette Nutrition & Natural Goodness

British Courgettes naturally provide water, fibre, vitamins and minerals as part of a varied and balanced diet.

💧 Naturally High in Water

Fresh Courgettes have a naturally high water content, giving them their light and juicy texture.

🍊 Naturally Contains Vitamin C

Courgettes naturally contain vitamin C.

🌾 Provides Dietary Fibre

Eating Courgettes with their edible skin provides dietary fibre.

⚡ Contains Potassium

Fresh Courgettes naturally provide potassium.

🌱 Naturally Low in Fat

Plain Courgettes contain very little fat.

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📊 Typical Courgette Nutritional Information

Approximate values per 100g:

• 🔥 Calories: Approx. 17 kcal
• 🌾 Carbohydrates: Approx. 3.1g
• 🌱 Fibre: Approx. 1g
• 💪 Protein: Approx. 1.2g
• 🥑 Fat: Approx. 0.3g
• 🍊 Vitamin C: Approx. 17mg
• ⚡ Potassium: Approx. 261mg
• 💧 Naturally high in water

Values are approximate and can vary according to variety, maturity and growing conditions.

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🔪 Preparing Fresh British Green Courgettes

Courgettes require almost no preparation.

1. Rinse thoroughly under cool running water.
2. Trim the top and bottom.
3. Leave the edible green skin in place.
4. Slice into rounds or half-moons.
5. Dice for curries and traybakes.
6. Cut lengthways for grilling.
7. Shave into ribbons for salads.
8. Spiralise for courgetti.

🥒 Fruit Bowl Tip

Courgettes naturally contain plenty of water.

When roasting, avoid overcrowding the baking tray. Giving the pieces some space helps them roast and caramelise rather than simply steam.

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🍽️ Delicious Ways to Cook Fresh Courgettes

🔥 Roast with garlic and herbs
🍝 Toss through pasta
🥗 Shave into fresh salads
🥢 Add to stir-fries
🍛 Stir into curries
🔥 Grill on the BBQ
🥘 Add to Mediterranean traybakes
🍕 Use as a pizza topping
🥚 Add to frittatas
🧀 Bake with Parmesan
🥒 Spiralise into courgetti

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🍝🥒 Lemon & British Courgette Pasta

Fresh British Courgettes work beautifully with lemon, garlic and Parmesan in this quick pasta dish.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2

• 2 Courgettes, sliced into ribbons 🥒
• 200g spaghetti 🍝
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves 🧄
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon 🍋
• 30g Parmesan 🧀
• Black pepper
• Fresh basil – optional 🌿

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
2. Reserve a little pasta water before draining.
3. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan.
4. Add the garlic and cook briefly.
5. Add the Courgette ribbons.
6. Cook for approximately 3–4 minutes.
7. Add the lemon zest and juice.
8. Add the cooked pasta.
9. Toss everything together.
10. Add a splash of pasta water if required.
11. Finish with Parmesan and black pepper.
12. Add fresh basil if desired.

✨ Light, fresh and perfect for an easy evening meal.

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🥗🥒 Fresh Courgette Ribbon Salad

Fresh Courgettes can be enjoyed raw and make a wonderfully light summer salad.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2

• 2 fresh Courgettes 🥒
• Juice of 1 lemon 🍋
• 2 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 50g feta 🧀
• Fresh mint 🌿
• Black pepper

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Wash and trim the Courgettes.
2. Use a vegetable peeler to create long ribbons.
3. Arrange in a bowl.
4. Mix the lemon juice with olive oil.
5. Drizzle over the Courgette.
6. Crumble over the feta.
7. Add fresh mint.
8. Finish with black pepper.
9. Serve immediately.

✨ Crisp, fresh and fantastic alongside BBQ food.

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🧄🔥 Garlic & Herb Roasted Green Courgettes

Roasting Green Courgettes creates tender centres and delicious lightly caramelised edges.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2–3

• 2 Courgettes 🥒
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves 🧄
• Fresh thyme 🌿
• Black pepper
• Small pinch salt
• Parmesan – optional 🧀

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
2. Slice the Courgettes into thick rounds.
3. Place in a bowl.
4. Add olive oil, garlic and thyme.
5. Season lightly.
6. Toss everything together.
7. Spread across a baking tray.
8. Roast for approximately 20–25 minutes, turning once.
9. Add Parmesan towards the end if desired.

✨ Simple, colourful and incredibly versatile.

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🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh British Courgettes?

✔ Fresh British produce 🇬🇧
✔ Tender green skin
✔ Mild, delicate flavour
✔ Quick and easy to prepare
✔ No peeling required
✔ Fantastic roasted
✔ Excellent grilled
✔ Delicious raw
✔ Perfect for pasta & curries
✔ Brilliant in traybakes
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Plastic free

Our Fresh British Green Courgettes are versatile everyday vegetables that work beautifully in everything from fresh salads to pasta, curries and Mediterranean-style dishes.

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❓ Fresh Courgette FAQs

What do British Courgettes taste like?

Courgettes have a mild, fresh flavour with gentle natural sweetness. Their delicate flavour readily takes on herbs, spices and seasonings.

Do Courgettes need peeling?

No. The green skin is edible. Simply wash the Courgette thoroughly before preparing it.

Can Courgettes be eaten raw?

Yes. Fresh tender Courgettes are excellent shaved into ribbons, finely sliced into salads or spiralised.

Can you roast Courgettes?

Absolutely. Roasting gives them a softer texture and lightly caramelised edges.

Are Courgettes and Marrows the same?

They’re closely related. Marrows are allowed to mature to a much larger size, while Courgettes are generally harvested young and tender.

What goes well with Courgettes?

Garlic, tomato, basil, lemon, Parmesan, feta, chilli, olive oil, thyme and aubergine all work particularly well.

How should Fresh British Courgettes be stored?

Keep them refrigerated and use while the skin remains firm and fresh.