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RECIPE

Seared sesame asparagus

This is an easy side dish that is full of flavour. Blanching the asparagus first removes its toughness and searing with toasted sesame oil and seeds adds a nutty kick. The sea salt crystals at the end finish it off.

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  • place PRE 5 minutes
  • place COOK 10 minutes
  • place SERVES 4
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  • Rinse the asparagus and trim off the hard part of the stem.  
  • Blanch them in salted boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain and cool them under cold running water to stop them cooking and retain the lovely green colour. Pat them dry with kitchen towel.
  • Dress the asparagus with toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds.
  • Heat a non-stick griddle or non-stick frying pan and griddle the asparagus for 2-3 minutes over high heat, leaving them until you can see the black lines from searing and then turning once. 
  • Sprinkle with a few sea salt crystals and serve.
     
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Ingredients

500 asparagus

2 - 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil 

1 tbsp sesame seeds

Sea salt crystals

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