Courgette, Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Muffins – delicious savoury muffins packed with Mediterranean flavour! Perfect for picnics & lunch boxes or even breakfast.
I thought I’d share with you the last of my courgette recipes for this season, a sort of final taste of the summer – or as OH has noted, a temporary end of hostilities in the Courgette Wars. I’m pleased to report that not one of our courgettes has been consigned to the Kitchen Shed compost this year and I’ve still just enough courgettes on the plants to make a single batch of Courgette & Ginger Jam or maybe a Spicy Courgette Chutney.
This recipe is for a flavour packed savoury muffin with the courgette doing a fantastic job of keeping the whole blend soft and moist. These cheesey savoury bites are delicious with the lovely saltiness of the Feta and little pockets of roasted red pepper blending perfectly alongside the basil to deliver a tasty Mediterranean style treat.
Perfect for picnics and lunch boxes or even breakfast.
- 225 g grated courgette
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 200 g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 100 ml milk
- 100 ml rapeseed oil
- Touch of black pepper
- 100 g crumbled Feta
- 50 g roasted red pepper chopped into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
You will need a grease and lined 12 hole muffin tin or a 12 hole mini loaf tin
- Place the grated courgette into a colander over a bowl and sprinkle with the salt.
- Leave to drain while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6 /200℃ /400℉
- Sieve the plain flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
- Lightly whisk the eggs, milk and rapeseed oil in a jug.
- Pour onto the dry ingredients and lightly fold in.
- Add the crumbled feta, red pepper and basil and lightly mix.
- Add the squashed grated courgette and mix evenly.
- Evenly distribute the mix into your mini loaf tin (1 heaped tablespoon per hole).
- Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan.
- Bake the muffins or mini loaves for 25 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tins for at least 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I’m entering Courgette, Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Muffins into a few challenges this month:
- Credit Crunch Munch created by Camilla from Fab Food 4 All & Helen over at Fuss Free Flavours & hosted this month by Helen.
- Elizabeth’s No Waste Food Challenge over at Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary, hosted this month by Claire at Foodie Quine.
- The Extra Veg Challenge created by Michelle from Utterly Scrummy & Helen from Fuss Free Flavours & hosted this month by Katie over at Feeding Boys.
And linking to: Fiesta Fridays
Hi,
These look delicious. Thank you for the recipe. I have just made a batch, currently in the oven and looking forward to trying them. Can they be frozen and reheated?
Thanks,
Jenny
Hi Jenny, I’m pleased to hear you’ve made some Courgette Muffins. They are fine to freeze and reheat well. Thanks for popping by.
Couldn’t rate it 5 stars on my phone, but it definitely is! Made these today for lunches for the week. They are delicious!!! Made ours in cake cases.
Just wondering if you knew how many calories are in one muffin?
Thank you for the recipe!
Thanks for the positive feedback and it’s a pleasure to share the recipe Sophie. I haven’t put our recipes into a calorie counter yet but it is on my to do list so I can’t give you a calorie per muffin at the moment I’m afraid.
I usually use cheddar for baking feta sounds intersting.savory muffin is my preference for breakfast so I will take less sugar this one is definitely must try
I had to google, “What is courgette.” 🙂 Looks yummy!
Thanks Danielle, I was wondering whether to put zucchini in brackets for my US readers .
I bet the feta just makes these taste amazing. Any with feta gets a thumbs up from me and these sound delicious.
Thanks Gillian, the feta does work well in the muffins.
I love the sound of a courgette, roast pepper and feta muffin! This very creative as always Sarah, I’m sure my wife will love this combination. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Fred, they’re a firm favourite here at the Kitchen Shed 🙂
I love that combination!! Sounds so yum. Feta is my favorite – I often crumble it over roasted rec peppers so I know it’s an amazing combination. Can’t wait to try.
Thanks Veena, roasted red peppers and Feta are a great flavour combo. Do let me know how you get on 🙂
Wow these look awesome. Love how they are jam packed with veggies. Feta is one of my favourite cheeses…so this is a winner for sure. I will also say I LOVE the muffin pans….looks like another kitchen gadget to add to my collection.
Thanks Gloria, Feta is one of my favourite cheeses too, I love the saltiness it brings to the muffins. I had the mini loaf tin for Christmas the other year, I find any excuse to use it 🙂
I wish I could find this mini rectangular mold ! Makes a nice individual shape compared to the ’round’ style. Plus your flavors are spot on for my palette! yum!
Thanks Marie – Pierre. The mini loaf tin is from Lakeland here in the UK.
Love zucchini bread, and the feta and roasted red pepper addition really makes this superb! Adore the mini loaves!
Thanks Jacquee, the mini loaf tin is one of my favourite tins to bake with.
Such wonderful flavors! I love the shape of the muffins using the mini loaf pan. So cute! Definitely perfect for a picnic.
Thanks Tara, the muffins do make a tasty addition to a picnic. The mini loaf tin is proving to be a hit with readers.
These are like all my favorite flavors wrapped up in a delicious package. I can’t wait to make these!
Thanks Allison, the flavours do work so well together. Let me know how you get on 🙂
Courgette Wars.. haha! That made me chuckle 🙂 These sound like a great way to use up courgettes. Courgettes are still appearing in our veg box, so we’ve a few more weeks of them yet, I think! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge! 🙂
These look adorable! I love making muffins but now I NEED mini loaf tins.
Thanks for joining in with the #NoWasteFoodChallenge this month
Ooooh these look fab, wonder if I could substitute the flour for something else… puts thinking cap on…
I am in love with this very healthy muffin. I will definitely try this one. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know until now that zucchini was also known as courgette.
Thanks Suchitra, let me know how you get on. You’re most welcome, I thought I’d enter my muffins under zucchini & not courgette just in case. Thanks for popping by.
These do look yummy, especially the little loaf shaped ones. I made some savoury muffins last year but really need to have a go again!
Thanks Corina, it’s really worth having a go, I seem to be making more savoury muffins than sweet at the moment.
These sound & look AMAZING! My mother used to make a similar cake & I had forgotten about it until now. Love the shape of your muffins, so adorable! Thanks so much for linking up with #foodpornthursdays x
Thanks Becky, a pleasure to link up with #foodpornthursdays x
These look fantastic, such a great way to sneak some veggies into the kids!
Thanks Lauren 🙂
These look wonderful! They would be great to pack in my kids’ lunches. I will have to try this recipe!
Thanks Jenny, I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Thanks for popping by 🙂
Oh yum, how tasty. I love your square muffin tins as well, really unusual
Thanks Alison, everybody seems to like my Lakeland mini loaf tin.
I am exceptionally sad that it is the end of summer and that there has not really been a summer. I am off to Italy tomorrow for a week and hope that it will be warmer.
It does feel like we haven’t had a summer this year. Hope you have a lovely holiday in Italy Helen and the sun shines for you 🙂
I never think to make savoury muffins, but these sound wonderful 🙂 Happy FF!
Thanks Natalie, they do make a change to a sweet muffin and they’re just as delicious. Thanks for popping by 🙂
These look delicious, I have been thinking about doing something similar myself but have just kept not quite getting round to making them!
Thanks Caroline, I was going to make these earlier in the summer too, time always seems to runaway with itself.
You mean you never had any 2′ long zucchinis (as we call them)? The kids decorated them and used them for weights ha!ha! Your recipe sounds great – thanks so much for sharing some of your garden produce in a recipe 🙂
Thanks Judi, I’ve used the long courgettes for jam this year, lol. A pleasure to share the recipe 🙂
How great are these!! We always have all of these ingredients at home. I think I might make a batch for lunch tomorrow. Perfect! Thanks for linking up with Fabulous Foodie Fridays!
Thanks Lucy, I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. A pleasure to link up with Fabulous Foodie Fridays 🙂
Delicious recipe Bron – I think these would be great to take along to a BBQ these holidays. #FFF
Sorry, mind in two places at once, I know you aren’t Bron :/
Thanks Malinda, I took some along to a drinks party and they were gone in a flash. Don’t worry I know you know I’m not Bron 🙂
Wow I love savory muffins!! YUM #foodpornthursdays
Thanks for popping by Steph 🙂
Great recipe & glad to have found your blog! #cookblogshare
Thanks Leandra, food linkys like #cookblogshare are a great way of sharing recipes and finding new blogs aren’t they? Thanks for popping by 🙂
Wow I would never think to make something like this but they look so tasty! I have always preferred savoury over sweet food so these look right up my street! #foodpornthursdays
Thanks Natalie, I used to prefer sweet bakes but recently I’ve been enjoying savoury just as much. Thanks for popping by 🙂
I love a savoury bake like this… great for picnics or lunch on the run. You’ve got some fab flavours going on here too. Thanks for hooking up with #ExtraVeg this month 🙂
Thanks Katie, I keep some in the freezer, they come in handy for a ready made lunch. A pleasure to link up with #Extra Veg 🙂
These sound and look delicious. Feta always makes everything taste sooo good! Will definitely be trying these!
Thanks Amy, let me know how you get on 🙂
Oh wow they look like the most perfect savoury muffin in the world! My favourite post of yours ever I think and I’ve loved them all. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Thanks Vicki,that really means so much to me. Always a pleasure to link up with #tastytuesdays x
Mmm I just have to try these for the feta cheese alone – we love the stuff! The recipes sounds so lovely and packed full of flavour. And I really like how you’ve baked them as a mini loaf rather than the usual muffin shape. #FoodPornThursdays
Angela x
Thanks Angela, I’m with you on feta cheese, love anything with feta. The mini loaf tin does make a change to the usual muffin tin and no need for any cases either x
This sounds delicious, love the baking tray you’ve used too!! #foodpornthursdays
Thanks Chantelle, everybody seems to like my mini loaf tin from Lakeland.
I had a feta and pumpkin muffin down in Albany, this recipe has just reminded me how much I love savoury muffins.
They look scrummy! I can’t wait to try them 🙂 Yum!
p.s your mini loaf tin is sooooo cute. I need to get one!
Thanks Claire, feta and pumpkin sounds delicious. I had the mini loaf tin for Christmas, it’s been in constant use since!
I love this flavor combination!
Thanks Cathleen, roasted red pepper & feta are delicious together. Thanks for popping by 🙂
Another courgette recipe. Oh you are making me so hungry and wishing we have more courgettes! x #CookBlogShare
Sorry Kirsty ! There’s always next year’s courgettes to look forward to 🙂 x
Oh Sarah these are just to die for, love them!
Thanks Camilla, I took a batch to an afternoon tea and they soon disappeared.
I never think to make savoury muffins, but I must try these! Love the flavours & I bet they would make a delicious lunch. Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare
Thanks Hayley, savoury muffins are a favourite here and they do make a tasty lunch. A pleasure to link up with #CookBlogShare
Oh my goodness those look so delicious….savoury dishes rule! I have to make these mini loafs and then eat like 3 in a row.
.:Marta:.
#tastytuesdays
Thanks Marta, I must admit I can’t stop at one either 🙂
Just my kind of recipe and I love the way they look as mini loaves, makes a nice change from a muffin. #cookblogshare
Thanks Mandy, I’m always looking for an excuse to bake with my mini loaf tin from Lakeland.
These look and sound so delicious. Will definitely be trying them as I love feta! #tastytuesday
Thanks Ciara, feta is one of my favourite ingredients at the moment. Let me know how you get on and thanks for popping by.