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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.

May 11, 2017 15:28
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Cook: 10 minutes

Serves: 4

  • 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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