Asparagus Olives And Prawn Salad Neil Perry Recipes

Steps:

• Place the lettuce around the bottom of a large plate. Add all of the remaining ingredients and drizzle the sherry vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt.

Steps:

• Blanch the asparagus in plenty of boiling salted water, drain and refresh.
• Heat the BBQ to medium-high and grill the prawns till golden.
• Toss the asparagus spears with the preserved lemon, capers, olives, lemon juice, olive oil and seasoning.
• Arrange the asparagus in a large bowl and serve with the prawns.

Steps:

• Cook the asparagus in a small pan of boiling salted water for 1-2 minutes or until bright green and just tender.
• Drain and refresh under running cold water.
• Drain well and place in a large bowl.
• Run a peeler down the length of the cucumber to form long ribbons.
• Add to the asparagus.
• Add prawns and dill dressing to asparagus and cucumber and toss to combine.
• Serve immediately.
• DRESSING: Place all the ingredients in a small screw-top jar and shake to combine.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a small frying pan, add onion, ginger, garlic and salt and sweat over low-medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until onion is soft and starting to caramelize.
• Add spices and cook, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes or until aromatic.
• Add stock or water and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Add fish to pan and stir gently to cover fish with sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add yoghurt and lime juice, remove from heat and stir gently.
• Serve with steamed rice.

Steps:

• Heat a large griddle pan, remove the hard ends from the asparagus and dry griddle on both sides until nicely marked (about 5 minutes).
• As soon as they're ready, put them on the plates and dress with a good squeeze of lemon juice and about twice as much olive oil. (The quantities listed in the ingredients above are really rough as you just need to dress this dish to your own taste.).
• Season with salt & pepper to taste and then add freshly shaved or grated parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Snap the asparagus to remove woody ends, then trim. Arrange 4-5 spears in a row and thread onto 2 short skewers (if using wooden skewers, pre-soak for 10 mins). Brush lightly with olive oil, and season. Peel the prawns, leaving the tails on. Cut down the backs to remove the black intestines. Rinse and pat dry with kitchen paper.
• To make the rouille, put the egg, vinegar, mustard and seasoning in the bowl of a stick blender. Add all the oil. Put the blender in the base of the bowl and turn it on. Slowly lift the blender through the mixture until it has thickened to mayonnaise. Put the garlic, pepper, saffron and a little salt in a mortar and grind with the pestle to make a smooth paste. Add to the mayo and mix well.
• Barbecue or grill the asparagus for 3-4 mins, turning once, until tender. Heat half the oil in a pan (over the barbecue if possible), stir in the prawns and cook for a few mins until the prawns are evenly pink. Add the lemon zest and juice, and the remaining oil. Season and heat through until bubbling.
• Place a raft of asparagus on each plate and divide the basil and salad leaves between each. Spoon some prawns over the leaves with some of the pan juices. Serve with the rouille on the side.