Quick pickled courgette, ham hock, pea and goat’s cheese salad

Name: Quick pickled courgette, ham hock, pea and goat’s cheese salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: 60g bag; pickled courgettes (you'll need half the recipe amount below); frozen peas 150g, blanched for 30 seconds; 125g log, crumbled; shredded ham hock 90g pack; olive oil; Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp; mint a bunch, picked; yellow mustard seeds 2 tsp; coriander seeds 2 tsp; dried chilli flakes a good pinch; caster sugar 3 tbsp; garlic 1 clove, halved; white wine vinegar 100ml; courgettes 300g, halved lengthways then sliced on the diagonal

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Try our pickled courgette salad with goat's cheese, ham hock and pea. It's quick, easy and low in calories. This makes more pickled courgettes than you need for the recipe, but they’ll keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks

August 2, 2017 at 10:30 am

Ingredients

lamb's lettuce 60g bag
pickled courgettes (you'll need half the recipe amount below)
frozen peas 150g, blanched for 30 seconds
soft goat's cheese 125g log, crumbled
shredded ham hock 90g pack
olive oil
Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp
mint a bunch, picked

Quick pickled courgettes

yellow mustard seeds 2 tsp
coriander seeds 2 tsp
dried chilli flakes a good pinch
caster sugar 3 tbsp
garlic 1 clove, halved
white wine vinegar 100ml
courgettes 300g, halved lengthways then sliced on the diagonal

Method

Step 1

To make the quick pickled courgettes, put the spices, 1 tbsp salt, sugar, garlic, vinegar and 250ml water in a small pan.
Step 2

Bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar dissolves, then cool for 10 minutes.
Step 3

Put the courgette slices in a jar and pour over the pickling liquid. Leave for 30 minutes.
Step 4

Put the lamb’s lettuce on plates or a large platter. Drain half the courgettes and add along with the peas, goat’s cheese and ham hock.
Step 5

Whisk 2 tbsp olive oil with the mustard and 2 tbsp of the pickling liquid.
Step 6

Drizzle over the salad, then add mint leaves to finish.