Ingredients
- A small bunch of lovage (or a mixture of parsley and celery leaves)
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt and black pepper
- 6 courgettes (I use a mixture of yellow and green)
- 2 balls of mozzarella or burrata
Make the lovage oil
First, make the lovage oil. Fill a bowl with boiling water. Plunge the lovage into it, scoop out immediately and immerse in a bowl of cold water to cool. Then pat dry with kitchen paper. This keeps the lovage green.
Put the lovage in a food processor or blender, add the extra-virgin olive oil and a small pinch of salt, then blend until really smooth. Sieve the oil to get rid of any big bits of herb, then transfer to a jar and set aside.
Heat your barbecue (or griddle pan)
Next, heat your barbecue (or griddle pan) until it’s smoking hot. While it heats up, cut your courgettes – bigger ones into rounds and smaller ones into long slices. Once the griddle is hot, char your courgettes on both sides until nicely charred and softened a little in the middle.
Serve on a platter
Serve the charred courgettes on a platter next to the burrata torn open, finished with a good pinch of sea salt and a grinding of black pepper, and a good drizzle of the lovage oil.
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