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Courgette Christmas candles

The Vegetarian Society
Serve your guests these stunning looking guilt-free morsels from the Vegetarian Society

Courgette Christmas candles

Method

1. Peel 12 or 14 vertical strips using a swivel potato peeler.

2. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, blanch the courgette for 30 seconds and then refresh under cold water.

3. Put the cream cheese, artichokes, tomatoes and lemon juice into a food processor and blend until smooth. Then add the chives.

4. Lay the courgette strips flat and spread a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on top. Then roll gently and stand upright. Garnish with extra chives and thin strips of sun-dried tomatoes.

© The Vegetarian Society – (recipe created by the Cordon Vert cookery school) www.vegsoc.org

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Serves: Makes 12 - 14

Prep: 20 min

Ingredients
1 courgette
45g vegan cream cheese
2 drained and chopped artichokes, in brine
2 chopped Sun-dried tomatoes, in oil
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp finely chopped chives