Easy roast courgettes flavoured with garlic, lemon, and sea salt.
A delicious seasonal veggie side dish that goes brilliantly with chicken, fish, or even stirred through pasta!
I make these quick oven-roasted courgettes a lot during courgette season as I always seem to have a glut!
The lemon and garlic provide the baked courgettes with a lovely subtle flavour, which makes your kitchen smell amazing too!
Have you seen my courgette and tomato bake? Another delicious courgette recipe to try.
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✔️ Why should you try it?
- Quick and easy veggie side dish
- Great for a glut of courgettes
- Delicious with chicken and fish
🛒 Ingredients
- Courgettes (zucchini) - 5 medium courgettes, cut into 5 cm pieces and then quartered.
- Lemon - the juice of half a lemon is needed, but for extra zing use the zest as well.
- Garlic - 1 clove roasted in its skin imparts a subtle garlic flavour.
- Olive Oil - for roasting.
- Salt - sea salt is best to use.
- Parsley (optional) - for garnish.
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
- Wash your courgettes then cut into roughly 5cm pieces. Cut each 5 cm piece into quarters.
- Place the courgette pieces into a roasting tray and drizzle over the olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and place the garlic clove (in its skin) in the middle of the roasting try.
- Roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden and tender.
🍴 Serving suggestions
I often serve the roast courgettes with roast meat such as lamb or chicken, along with other veggie side dishes like slow cooker red cabbage, creamed cabbage, and tenderstem broccoli.
It's also great with air fryer chicken breasts and honey glazed salmon.
My kids love it as a side to this cheesy tortellini bake too!
📖 Variations
- Add fresh thyme leaves or rosemary to the roasting tray before baking for extra flavour.
- Add sliced bell peppers for a roast courgette and pepper bake.
- Like things spicy? Add 1 chopped red chilli.
🥡 Storage
The roasted courgettes are best eaten fresh out of the oven. They can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days and reheated.
😋Related recipes
More courgette recipes to try!
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Recipe
Roast Courgettes with Lemon and Garlic
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 Courgettes
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
- ½ tablespoon Parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ 350F/ Gas 4).
- Cut the ends off the courgettes then chop into roughly 5 cm lengths. Cut each piece into quarters and lay in one single layer in roasting tin.
- Drizzle over the oil, the juice of half a lemon, sea salt and place the garlic clove in the centre of the tray (skin on).
- Roast for 25 -30 minutes until tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley if using.
Notes
- Add fresh thyme leaves or rosemary to the roasting tray before baking for extra flavour.
- Add sliced bell peppers for a roast courgette and pepper bake.
- Like things spicy? Add 1 chopped red chilli.
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Beth
What a delicious side dish and sounds so flavorful! My family and I are going to love this with our chicken tonight. Excited make this!
veenaazmanov
Simple, healthy and easy to make side dish. Perfect to go with any meal.
Maria
Courgette is an ideal side dish since it balances a heavy meal. Thanks for suggesting variations, I want to try this for Sunday lunches!
Linda
This is such a simple recipe and perfect to throw together for a quick and easy side. And you can never go wrong with garlic!
Jess
This is the perfect summer side dish for when I make grilled salmon. So easy and tasty!