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Grilled courgettes with warm yoghurt and saffron butter

Charred, tender courgettes with a silky warm yoghurt sauce.
Saffron butter melts in for rich, fragrant flavour.
Bright lemon and mint finish it clean and comforting.

lunch ⏱ 40 min 340 kcal / portion 14.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian eggglutenmilk 🔗 Original source

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Grilled courgettes with warm yoghurt and saffron butter
v5 · rb0e705f985 20260727Z1751 600 g courgette 2½ tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cornflour 0.5 pieces lemon salt to taste black pepper to taste 🔥 preheat the oven to a high grill setting ⏱ 5 min infuse the butter with saffron 🔪 trim and halve the courgettes lengthways 🌀 toss the courgettes with olive oil, salt, and black pepper 🍳 ⏱ 15-20 min grill the courgettes until nicely charred and softened 🌀 whisk cornflour with water until smooth 🌀 whisk in the yoghurt, garlic, dried mint, remaining olive oil, and salt 🍳 ⏱ 10 min cook the yoghurt sauce stirring continuously until thickened slightly and warmed through 🍳 transfer the warm yoghurt sauce to a plate with a lip scoop grilled courgettes onto the yoghurt sauce, grilled side up spoon over the saffron butter 🍽 sprinkle with coriander seeds and mint leaves 🍽 squeeze over the lemon half and serve right away Grilled Courgettes 🎉 30 g butter ¼ tsp saffron 300 g greek-style yoghurt 2 pieces garlic clove ½ tsp dried mint ¾ tsp coriander seed 1½ tbsp mint leaf butter, saffron 2 tbsp olive oil salt black pepper cornflour greek-style yoghurt, garlic clove, dried mint ½ tbsp olive oil salt coriander seed, mint leaf lemon
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Preparation steps

  1. preheat the oven to a high grill setting
  2. infuse the butter with saffron for 5 min
  3. trim and halve the courgettes lengthways
  4. toss the courgettes with olive oil, salt, and black pepper
  5. grill the courgettes 15-20 min until nicely charred and softened
  6. whisk cornflour with water until smooth
  7. whisk in the yoghurt, garlic, dried mint, remaining olive oil, and salt
  8. cook the yoghurt sauce 10 min stirring continuously until thickened slightly and warmed through
  9. transfer the warm yoghurt sauce to a plate with a lip
  10. scoop grilled courgettes onto the yoghurt sauce, grilled side up
  11. spoon over the saffron butter
  12. sprinkle with coriander seeds and mint leaves
  13. squeeze over the lemon half and serve right away

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