Crunchy Marrow Pickle

My friend kindly gave me this HUGE yellow marrow that she'd grown in her allotment, which was just too big for one meal, so I had a look and found this recipe for crunchy courgette pickle and substituted the courgettes with half of my marrow - I then stuffed the other half with a tasty veggie chilli sprinkled with lots of cheese and baked it in the oven! It was delicious!

Here's what you will need for the pickle:

500g marrow
3 shallots, finely chopped
2 tbsp salt

500ml cider vinegar
140g golden caster sugar
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp dried chillies
1 tsp ground turmeric 

Cut the marrow in half length ways and scoop out the seeds then very thinly slice, I used my new mandolin! Put in a bowl with the shallots and sprinkle over the salt. Cover with ice-cold water, stir to dissolve the salt and leave for 1 hour. Drain the courgettes thoroughly and pat dry using kitchen paper or tea towels.

Meanwhile, put the pickling ingredients into a pan and bring to a simmer. Bubble for 3 minutes, making sure the sugar has dissolved, then leave to cool. Add the courgettes and stir.

Scoop the mixture into 2 x 500ml sterilised jars and seal. Allow them to sit and 'mature' for a couple of weeks before enjoying.