Season’s greetings my friends! I’m going to say right from the get-go that making these zucchini rolls is a fiddly business. However, they look so Christmassy with the green and the red that I couldn’t resist. They will be part of our appetiser plate for Christmas lunch. Luckily for me, we are a very small group this year so it is definitely worth the pfaffing about in order to serve these delicious little morsels!
Zucchini are also in season here at the moment so this is also a seasonal treat! If you can’t get fresh Zucchini I’m sure you could make these with those char-grilled zucchini strips you can buy at the deli!
So, let’s get started. First, finely slice (I used a mandoline) your zucchini. Sprinkle with olive oil and salt and pepper and place on the griddle pan. You want to cook your zucchini until the griddle marks show but it is still soft enough to roll.
While that is happening you can also blacken your chilli. I try to get them well and truly scorched all over. We are going to be removing the outer skin anyway. If you can’t tolerate the heat of chilli, get out of the kitchen…or use a red capsicum instead!
Then, add a dollop of goat’s cheese, a strip of chilli and half a mint leaf onto your grilled zucchini strip and roll it up. Tie it all up with a little chive. Note, tying the chives is really fiddly so feel free to chop them and sprinkle over the top if you can’t be bothered with the faffing about!
These are very nice to eat just as they are but I particularly like them on a cracker to add some crunch!
The recipe I use for these is based on this recipe from Serious Eats. I don’t use the arugula. Instead, I have my mint leaf sticking out the top to get some festive red and green.
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!
I hope you have a merry Christmas wherever and however you are celebrating. If you are in Corona lockdown, look on the brightside – there is more Christmas goodness for you. I’m not going to admit that I ate a whole plate of these by myself when I did a pre-Christmas trial run. But, if you were so inclined, a plate of these make a very good dinner with a couple of rolls leftover for breakfast.
All the best! I hope Santa brings you everything you want!
