Name: Grilled asparagus with sesame, ginger and soy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 piece fresh ginger, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 1/2 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon water; 1 kilogram thick green asparagus, tough ends snapped off; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 2 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; 1 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce

Ingredients

1 piece fresh ginger, finely chopped

1 teaspoon lime juice

1/2 red chilli, finely chopped

1 tablespoon water

1 kilogram thick green asparagus, tough ends snapped off

1 tablespoon peanut oil

2 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce

Method

1.Preheat a chargrill. Combine ginger, lime juice, chilli and water in a small bowl and stir well. Set aside.

2.Toss asparagus in peanut oil and grill until charred on all sides. Mix in garlic and sesame seeds. Add soy and reserved ginger mixture and remove from heat. Serve.

To prepare green or purple asparagus, simply bend the spear so the woody end snaps off. White asparagus spears need to be peeled all the way down the spear.
Note

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