OK - this one is really simple, and really nice. It makes a particularly good starter, or alternatively just place the asparagus on top of a nice healthy salad and put the dressing over both. Beautiful.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
12 asparagus stems (bend towards the end and let them snap naturally, a la Jamie Oliver)
8 spring onions
2 tablespoons melted (avocado) butter
Grated lemon peel of half a lemon
Fresh lemon juice of a whole lemon
Fresh thyme
Directions:
Lightly steam the asparagus and spring onion together (for about 4 minutes or until as tender as you like - although remember, overcooking removes nutrients!). Then, mix together the avocado butter, lemon rind, juice and thyme to make a dressing. If it is too zingy, then add some cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil to neutralise the lemon a little. Now decoratively stack the asparagus and spring onion and dress. Voila!
2 responses so far ↓
1 Annette // Jan 1, 2007 at 5:20 am
Sounds delicious. So, what’s avocado butter? Thanks for all the hard work you’ve done on this site.
2 Jessica // Jan 2, 2008 at 10:40 pm
I have just begun getting into the alkaline diet for my Mother who is 80 and myself. I appreciate your recipe’s. Thanks
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