Charred asaparagus & cucumber ajo blanco dip

Charred asaparagus & cucumber ajo blanco dip

Smoky asparagus pairs a treat with this creamy sauce, a riff on the cool Spanish soup ajo blanco. This makes a great starter, or put it out as part of a spread.

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VegetarianLow in saturated fatSource of protein1 of your 5 a day3 plant varieties
  • Serves4
  • CourseLunch
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook10 mins
  • Total time25 mins
  • Plusovernight chilling

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Ingredients

  • 2 x 230g bunches asparagus, woody ends removed
  • 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil

Ajo blanco dip

  • 75g flaked almonds, toasted, plus 20g to serve
  • 70g white bread (ideally sourdough), roughly chopped
  • ¼ cucumber (about 150g), peeled and roughly chopped
  • ½ clove/s garlic, thinly sliced
  • 200ml whole milk
  • 2½ tsp sherry vinegar
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

Method

  1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the ajo blanco together, apart from the olive oil, then cover and rest in the fridge overnight.

  2. When ready to serve, transfer the ajo blanco to a blender with the olive oil and whizz until smooth; season if needed. Heat a frying pan or griddle over a high heat (or use a barbecue). Drizzle the asparagus with the oil, season, then cook for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides. Spoon the ajo blanco onto plates and arrange the asparagus on top. Scatter over the extra flaked almonds and drizzle with olive oil.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,516kJ/ 365kcals

Fat

27g

Saturated Fat

3.7g

Carbohydrates

16g

Sugars

6.3g

Fibre

5g

Protein

13g

Salt

0.9g

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