Stir-fried Cucumbers and Courgettes

I often spend my summers in Catus, France. While I’m there, I make sure I visit my friend, Alain Gastal. His mother has a magnificent garden and she usually offers me some of her summer harvest of cucumbers and courgettes. On one evening, I had invited friends for dinner and, when Mme Gastal’s bounty arrived, I quickly put together this simple stir-fried dish, combining the two vegetables in an unusually delectable way. Salting both vegetables before cookin