Italian Salads Recipes - Warm Courgette Salad (Insalata di Zucchini Caldo) Recipe

Ingredients 

• 450 g/1lb small courgettes, (zucchini)

• 1 onion

• 45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 5 ml/1 tsp paprika

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 15 ml/1 tbsp snipped fresh chives Lettuce leaves

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Method:

1. Slice the courgettes very thinly. Chop the onion finely.

2. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and cook for 2 minutes.

3. Add the courgettes and crushed garlic and cook for about 5 minutes until the courgettes are soft but not brown.

4. Stir in the remaining ingredients and cook for 2 minutes. Leave to cool slightly.

5. Spoon on to a bed of lettuce leaves and serve warm.