Green Sauce

Name: Green Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup single/light cream; 75 g/3 oz soft blue cheese seasoning to taste; 1 tablespoon walnut pieces; 1 tablespoon green peppercorns, crushed; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 50 g/2 oz/4 tablespoons butter; 675 g/1½ lb courgettes/zucchini, coarsely grated

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This is a subtle sauce from southern Italy which is excellent with pasta.

Ingredients

50 g/2 oz/4 tablespoons butter
675

Europe
Italy
Starter
Sauce
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the butter in a pan and cook the courgettes/zucchini with the garlic for 2 minutes, or until the vegetable liquid has evaporated. Add the cream, peppercorns and walnuts, then add the cheese and allow to melt. Season and serve.