Simple, natural and with an orange vinaigrette that you will love on your salads and fish, that is this recipe for sautéed wild asparagus and tomatoes.
The recipe is nothing more than a sauté of wild asparagus with tomatoes, which together with the orange and lemon vinaigrette gives it a unique, simple and delicious touch.
I hope it helps you out when you are short on time or looking for a simple recipe full of flavor.
Ingredients
- 500 g of green asparagus
- 400 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 handful of fresh basil
For the orange vinaigrette
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp mild mustard
- 1 tbsp agave syrup
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
Preparation
- Wash and cut off the white, hard base of the asparagus, and peel them slightly if necessary. Then cut them into small pieces about 5 cm long.
- Meanwhile, wash, drain and cut the tomatoes in half.
- Do the same with the basil and, once drained, remove the leaves from the stem and chop into large pieces.
- Next, add a few tablespoons of oil to the Kuhn Rikon non-stick frying pan and heat it over a low heat. When hot, sauté the asparagus until they start to brown.
- Add the tomatoes and leave on the heat for a couple of minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, place the asparagus on a platter, sprinkle with basil and drizzle with the orange vinaigrette (recipe below).
Orange Vinaigrette
- Wash the orange well, finely grate half of the peel and squeeze it to extract the juice.
- Do the same with the lemon (grated and squeezed).
- Once the lemon and orange are ready, put all the ingredients for the vinaigrette into a blender (the zest and juice of the lemon and orange, the agave syrup, salt and pepper, the oil and the mustard) and blend until you obtain a smooth sauce.
Grades
- This recipe can be presented at the table as a first course or as the ideal accompaniment to grilled fish and seafood.
- For the vinaigrette, you can use a manual chopper like the new Shaker or an electric one .
- With this recipe we are launching the new and exclusive high-end pan New Life Kuhn Rikon , the first pan recycled with a highly ecological aluminum can recovery system: