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    Sautéed courgettes with soft herbs & brown butter almonds

    By Elly Pear

    • Preparation time: 10 minutes
    • Cooking time: 15 minutes
    • Total time: 25 minutes 25 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    4 tbsp olive oil
    6 courgettes, sliced into 1cm thick slices
    30g butter
    2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
    40g toasted flaked almonds
    ½ lemon, juice
    20 mint leaves, whole
    20 basil leaves, whole
    ¼ x 25g pack flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped

    Method

    1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat.

    2. Fry the courgette slices in batches until all are dark brown on both sides. Add more oil if necessary, between each batch. Remove to a plate as you go.

    3. Return the pan to the heat and melt the butter over a low heat until foaming, then add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds, then add the almonds and cook for another 1 minute, before returning the courgettes to the pan. Toss well and remove from the heat.

    4. Squeeze over the lemon juice and add the herbs. Season well and toss gently. Tip into a large serving dish. 

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