Recipe: Delicious Asparagus with Preserved Lemons

Asparagus with Preserved Lemons. Spice up your asparagus with chilli and lemon in this simple side dish recipe. Halve the asparagus spears lengthways and place them in a bowl. Once the chicken is ready, pour the pan juices and lemon in with the onions and mushrooms.

Taste and season lightly with salt, as needed (this will depend on how salty your preserved lemons are). To make a Shaved Asparagus Salad With Sesame and Soy, omit the preserved lemon dressing. *Note: Rinse the preserved lemon in a fine mesh strainer first. Two options: the pulp can be removed before chopping the preserved lemon. You can have Asparagus with Preserved Lemons using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Asparagus with Preserved Lemons

1. You need 1 lb of fresh asparagus, cleaned and trimmed.
2. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3. It's 1/2 of preserved lemon (see my recipe for Preserved Meyer Lemons).
4. It's 1 of kosher salt.

Sprinkle with minced preserved lemon, then sprinkle with coarse salt. Lemon Garlic Asparagus is simply steamed asparagus tossed with a simple dressing of preserved lemon juice, garlic-infused olive oil and an herb, my favorite being tarragon. Thinly sliced radishes are added for texture, color and, for those of us who actually like radishes, their spicy bite. Preserved lemons are preserved in salt, so their flavor is both salty and very tart.

Asparagus with Preserved Lemons step by step

1. Preheat oven at 425.
2. Place asparagus on baking sheet.
3. Drizzle with olive oil, toss so all is coated.
4. Dice preserved lemon rind, sprinkle over asparagus.
5. Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste.
6. Roast until just tender, about 15 minutes.
7. I suggest serving over couscous, drizzled with pan juices.

A little goes a long way. Start conservatively, and add more to taste. Add bread and parmesan, tossing to combine. Place asparagus and spring onion on a tray and drizzle with remaining oil. Add asparagus and toss to combine.