Pasta with Courgettes and Cream

• 6 small courgettes
• salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil

Slice the courgettes lengthways, remove some seeds, then slice again lengthways into quarters, then into little sticks. Place these in a colander, sprinkle lightly with salt and leave to sweat for 10-15 minutes to extract some moisture.

Heat the oil in a frying pan or in a large flameproof pottery dish, and add the garlic. Fry for 1 minute, then add the courgette pieces and cook for abo