Name: Char-grilled zucchini with feta and mint
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 zucchini, cut lengthways into 3mm-thick slices; For brushing: olive oil; ¼ cup (loosely packed) each dill sprigs and coarsely torn flat-leaf parsley; 2 tbsp basil cress; 50 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 30 ml lemon juice, or to taste; Candied feta; 50 gm Greek feta, coarsely crumbled; 10 gm pure icing sugar, sieved; Candied garlic; 70 gm caster sugar; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced on a mandolin

Char-grilled zucchini with feta and mint

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for char-grilled zucchini with feta and mint by George Calombaris and Shane Delia from St Katherine's in Melbourne.

Serves 8

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

Ingredients

4 zucchini, cut lengthways into 3mm-thick slices

For brushing: olive oil

¼ cup (loosely packed) each dill sprigs and coarsely torn flat-leaf parsley

2 tbsp basil cress

50 ml extra-virgin olive oil

30 ml lemon juice, or to taste

Candied feta

50 gm Greek feta, coarsely crumbled

10 gm pure icing sugar, sieved

Candied garlic

70 gm caster sugar

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced on a mandolin

Method

Main

1.For candied feta, preheat oven to 80C or lowest setting. Combine ingredients in a bowl, toss to coat, spread on an oven tray lined with baking paper and bake until dried (1½-2 hours), then cool completely.

2.For candied garlic, stir sugar and 30ml water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring to the boil, then set aside to cool. Meanwhile, blanch garlic in a saucepan of boiling water 10 times, changing water each time, then drain. Add to sugar syrup, stir to coat, drain and place on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Bake until dried and crisp (1-1¼ hours), then set aside.

3.Preheat a char-grill pan over high heat. Brush zucchini lightly with olive oil and char-grill, turning once, until tender and golden (2-3 minutes each side), then cool to room temperature. Transfer to a bowl, add herbs, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, candied feta and candied garlic, season to taste, toss to combine and serve.