Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto
Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, green asparagus with basil pesto. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have green asparagus with basil pesto using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto:
  1. Take 500 grams Green asparagus
  2. Take 3 tbsp and plus Basil pesto
  3. Take 1 tbsp Salt for cooking asparagus
  4. Make ready 1 bowlful Cold water (with ice, preferably)
  5. Get 1 tbsp Olive oil
  6. Make ready 1 pinch Black pepper
  7. Prepare 1 Shaved parmesan cheese, optional
Instructions to make Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto:
  1. Toast the pine nuts in a frying pan and make the basil pesto. You can shave the cheese to finish the dish instead of using it in the sauce.
  2. Cut off about 1 cm from the bottoms of the asparagus. Rinse with running water. Prepare a bowlful of cold water with ice. Preheat the oven to 180℃.
  3. Salt the boiled water (use 1 tablespoon of salt per 1000 ml of water) and bowl the asparagus until al dente. Prepare a tea towel.
  4. Remove the asparagus from the boiling water and place immediately in cold water. Move to a tea towel or paper towel. Pat dry lightly.
  5. Arrange the asparagus on a baking tray and drizzle on 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Bake for 5 minutes in an oven at 180℃.
  6. Pour the basil pesto onto a serving plate and place the asparagus on top. Serve with black pepper and shaved parmesan cheese.
  7. I don't have a special asparagus pot so I cook the asparagus upright in a deep pot for 20 seconds first and then lay them down to cook further.
  8. If you like melted cheese on top, microwave for 1 minute at Step 6.
  9. I used this basil pesto for the white asparagus but I think it works better with green asparagus.

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