Name: Flat Zucchini Omelet
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 1/4 hr
Yield: Makes 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 lb small zucchini; 1 3/4 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh marjoram flowers or leaves, or a pinch of dried marjoram; 2 large eggs; 1 large pinch black pepper; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

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Flat Zucchini OmeletRomulo Yanes

It's delicate in flavor and texture. Marjoram fuses with zucchini and egg in this simple, meltingly tender flat omelet—one that Olney found "completely attractive" and insisted is best at room temperature, prepared 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

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