4 courgettes and a cabbage

Scoobysnacks

My dad gave me 4 courgettes and a white cabbage and I have absolutely no idea what to do with them. I'm a terrible cook so any quick and easy recipes will be most appreciated. Otherwise, I'll keep them until they need throwing out and then bin them.

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Lynsey

Courgette and Cabbage soup is the obvious one to get rid of the courgettes.
1 recipe HERE, but just adapt it a little.
Cabbage can be used to make home-made coleslaw etc.
Courgettes can be roasted with other veg, maybe Mediterranean style roast veg with cherry tomatoes etc??

Just a few options, hope others give better and more options.

Lynsey

Tommelise

My suggestions for the courgettes are:

courgette and mushroom crumble

Zucchini Pancakes

Zucchini and Spinach Gratin

and one of my favorite recipes:

Zucchini Tomato Gratin

For the cabbage I might try to adapt one of these recipes:

Gujarati cabbage with coconut and potato

Golden Colcannon Pie

babyshoes

You can just eat them as veggies on the side of your main meal. I like courgette cut into fairly thin strips and 'steamed' in the microwave - to do this, just put it into a glass bowl, top with cling film, pierce the film to let the steam out and microwave for a few mins until soft - you may need to stir and check part way through cooking. Drain and serve with butter and salt or other seasonings to taste. For cabbage, you can use a similar method but add a splash of water to the bowl before cooking as it doesn't release much of it's own liquid and can scorch. It will take longer to cook and is nice served with butter, S&P, and a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg.

They are also both nice sliced up in stir fry with a few other sliced veggies and some pre-cooked meat (optional). Either start with fresh meat and slice then cook, or slice up leftover roast meat and add it right at the end so it just warms through. A basic sauce for stir fry is super easy - Add grated / sliced / very lazy jar / frozen paste ginger to taste with your veggies, then add a spoonful or two of sugar dissolved in very little hot water (or use honey if you prefer), plus a good glug of soya sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. I serve with some cheap instant noodles soaked in hot water until slightly soft then drained and stirred in. Cook for a few mins so they take up some of the excess sauce and finish cooking. Great way to use up bendy fridge veg and leftover meat - also super quick and easy to make! If you're not sure of the method, a quick google will bring up lots of instructions and videos. Don't feel you have to chop as quickly and neatly as those pro chefs though, it all goes down the same way even if it looks wonky or uneven!

Chris25

White cabbage keeps for ages in the fridge - a couple of months! You'll have to cut off the stalk & outside leaves when you want to use it but it should still be crisp enough to make coleslaw after that length of time.
Obviously, it won't have the same nutritional value & you do need to just slice off what you need & not chop it all up & bag, or it'll just disintegrate.

whitewing

I second the homemade coleslaw. I don't like shop coleslaw but love home made.

rosie383

Shredded a load of cabbage the other day, cooked it dry in a hot pan with some very thin slices of garlic. When it was nice and wilted down and had some nice sticky brown bits, I put in a knob of butter. It was great with mash and gravy and a couple of sausages.
Courgettes are great in soup and stews. They don't freeze very well, but when I have had a glut, I quarter them and stick them in a bag in the freezer and chuck a few in when I'm making soup or curry during the winter.

camNolliesMUMMY

You can roast the courgettes with some root veg?
Or chop half of them and freeze to save for a casserole or stew even a spag boll or chilli and add when cooking?
The cabbage make some coleslaw, finely chop and grate some carrots and chop n onion and stir in mayo

CCP

My favourite use for courgettes is as an easy pasta sauce - grate them up and fry with some chopped bacon (if you eat meat) and some chopped garlic until soft - you'll need about one courgette per person as they reduce down a surprising amount. Once cooked, mix with some soft cheese and stir into pasta - you can either eat it as it is, with some black pepper and grated cheese sprinkled over the top, or turn it into a pasta bake by pouring the pasta and sauce into a baking dish, topping with sliced tomatoes and breadcrumbs, then baking until golden and bubbling. This is the recipe that finally convinced me that I don't dislike courgettes as much as I always thought I did!

I'm not a great fan of white cabbage but it is good stirfried, either with other veg as babyshoes says or just on its own, with a bit of butter, as a side dish.

Scoobysnacks

Thanks everyone. There are some great suggestions here. I guess I'll have a go tomorrow at making some coleslaw and some courgette pasta with bacon. Yummy!