Courgette Christmas Candles

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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

Recipe

• 1 peel 12 or 14 vertical strips of courgette using a potato peeler (preferably a swivel type one).
• 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 tsp of the pate on top. then roll up gently and stand upright. garnish with extra chives and thin strips of sun dried tomatoes.