Fried courgettes with mint, tomatoes and almonds

Name: Fried courgettes with mint, tomatoes and almonds
Ingredients: ¼ bunch fresh mint chopped; juice of ½ lemon; 1 garlic clove, crushed; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 20 g toasted flaked almonds; 50 ml olive oil; 4 courgettes, sliced into 1 cm thick pieces; 250 g cherry tomatoes, cut in half; ½ red chilli, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple to Sensational

By Jun Tanaka

Published 2010

About

This is a fast side dish for roast lamb or grilled fish. Courgettes are pretty good all year round so it’s a recipe that will come in handy again and again.

Ingredients

50 ml olive oil
4 courgettes, sliced into 1 cm thick pieces
250 g

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan
Simple

Method

Pour the olive oil into a hot pan, add the courgettes and fry for 2 minutes until they start to brown.
Add the tomatoes, chilli and garlic, season and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Serve, finished off with the toasted flaked almonds, chopped mint and a squeeze of lemon juice.