Croatian Courgette Risotto

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    Four

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

  • About

It is said that the Jews of the venice ghetto prepared far more risotto than did the rest of the non-Jewish venetian population. Venetian Jews made risotto with every vegetable the garden and market offered. Perhaps this risotto, from neighbouring croatia, is an inheritance from the Jews of venice.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/ lb small or medium courgettes (zucchini)
  • 60 ml/

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Trim the courgettes and slice into large chunks.

  2. Heat half the olive oil in a large