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Roasted asparagus with tahini lemon sauce

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • ½ lemon(s)
  • n. B. Water, lukewarm
  • n. B. Salt
  • 800 g asparagus, approx.
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp parsley or chives
  • some salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Mix together the ingredients for the sauce. Add enough lukewarm water to make the sauce thick. Let the sauce infuse well. Roast the pine nuts in a pan without fat until light brown. Let cool. Chop the parsley or cut the chives into rolls. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Peel the asparagus and spread them out side by side on the baking tray. Coat well with oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (top/bottom heat) for approx. 25-30 minutes, until the asparagus is soft and lightly browned. Arrange the asparagus on plates, drizzle with the sauce, and sprinkle with pine nuts and herbs. Serve with some bread as a main course for 2 people, or as a starter for 4 or more people.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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