Recipe: Appetizing Asparagus with Preserved Lemons

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Asparagus with Preserved Lemons. Spice up your asparagus with chilli and lemon in this simple side dish recipe. Halve the asparagus spears lengthways and place them in a bowl. Add the preserved lemons, pickled chillies, fresh mint and a generous amount of black pepper, then drizzle with some olive oil.

Asparagus with Preserved Lemons Add the asparagus and cover until the asparagus are cooked but. Steamed Asparagus with Crawfish and Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette. Lemon Garlic Asparagus is simply steamed asparagus tossed with a simple dressing of preserved lemon juice, garlic-infused olive oil and an herb, my favorite being tarragon. You can have Asparagus with Preserved Lemons using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Asparagus with Preserved Lemons

  1. You need 1 lb of fresh asparagus, cleaned and trimmed.
  2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  3. It's 1/2 of preserved lemon (see my recipe for Preserved Meyer Lemons).
  4. Prepare 1 of kosher salt.

Thinly sliced radishes are added for texture, color and, for those of us who actually like radishes, their spicy bite. Whisk together the chopped preserved lemon, its brine, honey and oil in a large mixing bowl. Taste and season lightly with salt, as needed (this will depend on how salty your preserved lemons are). Add bread and parmesan, tossing to combine.

Asparagus with Preserved Lemons step by step

  1. Preheat oven at 425.
  2. Place asparagus on baking sheet.
  3. Drizzle with olive oil, toss so all is coated.
  4. Dice preserved lemon rind, sprinkle over asparagus.
  5. Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste.
  6. Roast until just tender, about 15 minutes.
  7. I suggest serving over couscous, drizzled with pan juices.

Place asparagus and spring onion on a tray and drizzle with remaining oil. This cooking technique for asparagus should be a part of your culinary arsenal. It's quick and easy and uses just a few basic ingredients. Obviously, look for fresh asparagus, and check to see that their tips haven't withered, which is something that can happen with supermarket asparagus. Add asparagus and toss to combine.