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Pan-Fried & Raw Asparagus With Goat’s Curd & Beetroot

Serving asparagus both pan-fried and raw provides two fantastic contrasting tastes and textures, giving a charred flavour complemented by a fresh sweet crunch. - by Amy Sinclair
  • 22 Mar 2019
Pan-Fried & Raw Asparagus With Goat’s Curd & Beetroot
Prep: 15 Minutes - Cook: 5 Minutes - Easy - Serves 2
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This is great on its own, but you could also serve the asparagus with a bowl of wild rice or some homemade bread.

Ingredients

bunch asparagus (about 10 spears), washed

100g cooked beetroot

150g goat’s curd (or use goat’s cheese, ricotta or cottage cheese)

baby salad leaves, to decorate (optional)

FOR THE DRESSING

70ml grapeseed oil, plus 2 tsp extra for grilling the asparagus (alternative oils can be used but may affect the flavour)

zest 1 /4 orange, plus 30ml juice

20g pine nuts, lightly toasted

Method

  1. First, make the dressing. In a small bowl or jug, whisk the oil, orange zest and juice lightly, then add the pine nuts and set aside.

  2. Hold the asparagus at the base and just below the tip, then snap in two – you will feel a natural breaking point where the asparagus becomes a little woody. Save the woody bases for soups or stocks.

  3. Shred four spears of asparagus using a mandolin (or slice lengthways with a vegetable peeler). Repeat the process with the cooked beetroot. Put the shaved asparagus in a bowl of cold water and set side.

  4. Heat a frying pan or skillet over a high heat until hot. Coat the remaining six whole pieces of asparagus with the oil and place in the hot pan, moving them around in the pan, and season with a few pinches of sea salt. Allow the asparagus to brown, then remove, draining off any excess oil.

  5. Put the roasted asparagus on the plate, then add dollops of the curd. Drain the raw asparagus, then layer it over the curd with the slices of cooked beetroot. Stir the dressing and drizzle over the dish. Add some baby salad leaves to decorate, if you like.

PER SERVING 

721 kcals • fat 66g • saturates 18g • carbs 9g • sugars 8g • fibre 4g • protein 21g • salt 1.2g

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