Moroccan Courgette Salad

This is one of the cold starters I sampled in Marrakech, delicious served with bread. Try the Tomato and Almond one as well. We had 6 plates set on two afternoon tea trays delivered to the table with soft warm bread as a starter before Tajine.

Preparation time: 10 minutes   Quantity: Serves 8 as a mixed starter   Cooking time: 4 - 6 minutes

Ingredients

30 g / 1 oz butter
3 courgettes - peeled and grated
1 beef stock cube - crumbled
1 egg

Method

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan
  • Meanwhile mix the courgettes and stock cube together
  • Fry the courgette mix in the butter on a low heat
  • Cook for a few minutes
  • Add the egg, turn up the heat, stir and cook for a minute or two until the egg is just cooked in the courgette mix
  • Season to taste
  • Cool and serve