# Slow-Cooked Courgettes with Burrata and Hot Honey Vinegar

A wonderful summery dish featuring garlicky slow-cooked courgettes, creamy burrata, and a chili-spiked vinaigrette, perfect for picky bits on a hot summer’s evening or served with crusty bread.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Courgettes (zucchini)
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Mint leaves
- Garlic
- Vinegar
- Honey
- Chili paste
- Burrata
- Chopped hazelnuts
- Crusty bread

## Instructions

1. Start by thinly slicing the courgettes, aiming for a quarter to half centimeter thick.
2. Cook the courgettes in a generous glug of olive oil in a pot.
3. Season the courgettes with salt and pepper.
4. Cook for around 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Just before the courgettes are done, thinly slice some mint leaves.
6. Thinly slice some garlic.
7. Add the sliced garlic to the courgettes and cook for a minute or two.
8. Turn off the heat and stir in the mint.
9. Let the courgettes cool to room temperature.
10. While the courgettes cool, make the dressing by combining vinegar, honey, chili paste, and olive oil in a bowl.
11. Pour the dressing into the pot where the courgettes were cooked and scrape up any stuck bits from the bottom of the pan to incorporate all the flavor.
12. Pile up the cooked courgettes on a serving plate.
13. Place the burrata on top of the courgettes.
14. Cut into the burrata.
15. Add the hot honey vinegar dressing over the burrata and courgettes.
16. Top with some chopped hazelnuts for crunch.
17. Serve with some crusty bread.

## Equipment

- Mandoline slicer
- Cutting board
- Pot
- Spatula
- Knife
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Serving plate
- Fork

## Tips

- Cooking courgettes in lots of good-quality olive oil intensifies their flavor and creates a great texture.
- Do not waste any of the flavor at the bottom of the pan; scrape up any stuck bits when adding the dressing.
- This dish also works well stirred through some pasta.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdcAacpG/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0c23e99b-3f0d-4a26-b0d8-8c511b7c229b
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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