On our second date, my husband took me to a small, romantic Italian restaurant hidden in a house down the street from my apartment. We sat on the patio and our appetizer was a "quick cooked" zucchini dish, with a mound of matchsticked zucchini tossed with toasted almonds, piled up on a plate, and draped with slices of Pecorino cheese which were only just melted. It was simple and memorable. Here is a version I make at home in the spring, accompanied by the season's first asparagus. Enjoy.

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