Courgette Christmas Candles

Name: Courgette Christmas Candles
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12-14 serving(s)
Ingredients: 200 g courgettes, straight if possible; 45 g cream cheese; 2 artichoke hearts in brine, drained & chopped; 2 sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil and chopped; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons chives, finely chopped

Submitted by PinkCherryBlossom

"From the veg soc. 2006 "saintly" christmas menu."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 12-14

ingredients

200 g courgettes, straight if possible
45 g cream cheese
2 artichoke hearts in brine, drained & chopped
2 sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil and chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons chives, finely chopped

directions

Peel 12 or 14 vertical strips of courgette using a potato peeler (preferably a swivel type one).
Bring a large pan of water to the boil, blanch the courgette for 30 seconds and then refresh under cold water.
Put the cream cheese, artichokes, tomatoes and lemon juice into a food processor and blend until smooth, then add the chives.
Lay the courgette strips flat and spread a tsp of the pate on top. Then roll up gently and stand upright. Garnish with extra chives and thin strips of sun dried tomatoes.

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PinkCherryBlossom

Under construction... How I rate... 5 stars - perfect, will make again without any changes. 4 stars - Liked it, will make again again but with changes. 3 stars - had to make major changes but got it to work. 2 stars - had to make major changes and it didn't work. 1 star - went terribly, a waste of time and ingredients, I cried, BF cried the cats cried you get the picture...

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