Tuna courgetti with lemon and thyme

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Ingredients

  • 200g courgetti
  • 100g green beans, halved
  • 100g tenderstem broccoli, chopped
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 medium courgette, halved lengthways, then sliced
  • 2 tsp pine nuts
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 100g sugarsnap peas
  • 1 tsp capers in brine, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tbsp reduced fat crème fraîche
  • black pepper
  • 2 x 80g pots of John West Infusions Tuna – Lemon and Thyme

To Serve:

  • Fresh thyme leaves
  • Lemon wedges

Step 1

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the courgetti, green beans and broccoli for two minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the courgettes for 3-4 minutes until golden. Add the pine nuts, garlic and sugarsnaps and cook for one minute longer.

Step 3

Drain the green vegetables, reserving a little of the cooking water. Add to the pan with the courgettes and stir to combine.

Step 4

Add the capers, crème fraîche and plenty of black pepper and stir to combine, adding a splash or two of the cooking water to loosen. Gently stir in the tuna.

Step 5

Divide between two warmed serving bowls. Scatter over a few extra thyme leaves and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.

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FAQs

You will need one medium courgette to make tuna courgetti with lemon and thyme; our recipe serves two people.

Once you have boiled the courgetti for two minutes, you can choose to fry it to make the courgette crisp up.

Once you have prepared the courgetti, bring a pot of salted water to the boil and cook for two minutes.