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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal340
  • fat32g
  • saturates15g
  • carbs4g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre3g
  • protein10g
  • salt0.15g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and plunge in the asparagus. Cook for 2-3 mins, drain, then leave them to sit somewhere warm.

  • step 2

    Next, put the butter into a cold pan with the almonds. Carefully heat it up, watching that the butter doesn’t get too dark. When it just turns golden brown and is beginning to foam, remove from the heat and pour in the lemon juice to stop the cooking.

  • step 3

    Arrange the asparagus onto 6 serving plates and spoon over some of the brown butter and almonds. Shave the cheese with a peeler, scatter over and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2010

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basil123

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I think less butter would have been better. Very tasty. :)

willb

Quite nice, but I think the juice from a whole lemon was too much so would suggest trying 1/2 lemon juice first. The almonds didnt go brillliantly with this, so tried swapping for toasted pine nuts which seemed to work quite well.

northernsky

Mind you, asparagus spears sauteed gently in olive oil with whole garlic cloves and served with a little lemon juice are lovely without any cheese...

northernsky

Newbies might not have spotted this. Manchego cheese is NOT vegetarian: it is always made with calf rennet. Vege hard cheeses are rare and expensive. You need to look on-line if you don't have an exceptional delicatessen nearby.

musicinmyeyes12

can I substitue the almonds as I am allergic mildly to nuts?

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