We eat asparagus as much as we can during its fleeting season – for weekend starters, for brunch and for midweek suppers too. Here are two recent supper dishes. One of these goes back pretty much to the start of my interest in cooking, the other is a new take on asparagus risotto. Asparagus…Continue reading Asparagus is not just for weekends – Two asparagus suppers
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Farewell Asparagus. Welcome Broad Beans
Gratinated Asparagus Oven-Roasted Chicken with Sumac, Pomegranate Molasses, Chilli & Sesame Seeds Lightly-Stewed Broad Beans, Peas and Gem Lettuce Turkish Spiced Pilaf In hindsight, since I was cooking the day after the referendum result, we should have eaten a plate from each of the other 27 EU countries, plus one for Scotland and one for Northern…Continue reading Farewell Asparagus. Welcome Broad Beans
Skate (the first time in a long time) and more asparagus – a retro evening
Pot-roasted Asparagus Skate with Ham, Radicchio, Capers and Lemon Jersey Royals with Mint Marinated Grilled Vegetables Years ago, I cooked skate fairly often – I enjoyed the meaty taste and the way it could take such a diversity of other flavours. But then, more than a decade ago, I left a skate wing in the…Continue reading Skate (the first time in a long time) and more asparagus – a retro evening
Duck but with what? A flavour dilemma
Harissa-marinated Asparagus Slow-roast Duck with Rhubarb, Ginger and Sage, Aubergine Chermoula, Braised Spring Greens Not my finest dinner – some tasty components but it didn’t really hang together. Harissa-marinated Asparagus Harissa-marinated Asparagus is from Sabrina Ghayour’s Persiana. It’s incredibly simple: asparagus marinated for ½-1 hour in a mix of 2 tsp harissa, 2 tbsp honey,…Continue reading Duck but with what? A flavour dilemma
Asparagus in the Morning
Roast New Potatoes and Asparagus with Baked Eggs Sunday is the day for a decent brunch. Spring is the time for asparagus. Therefore on Sunday mornings in May and June we have asparagus. It stands to reason… OK, so we might not have asparagus every week – if we are having it for Saturday and…Continue reading Asparagus in the Morning
Scallops, Mint-crusted Lamb – Flavours of Spring
A main course to celebrate some better spring weather, with a favourite scallop dish to start. Seared Scallops with Ibérico Ham I have cooked this starter, from Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey, many times. There are few recipes that deliver such a sophisticated dish for so little effort! Typically I use a different ham – Ibérico is…Continue reading Scallops, Mint-crusted Lamb – Flavours of Spring
Season’s First Asparagus, and Red Mullet with Red Pepper Dressing
Oh asparagus, asparagus how we love thee. And so hurrah for the first asparagus of the season. This strange Spring has made us wait a lot longer than in recent years, but it’s here now and we will be eating it several times a week until the sad day in June when it runs out again. And in…Continue reading Season’s First Asparagus, and Red Mullet with Red Pepper Dressing