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🍽️ Grilled green asparagus with fruity salsa

205 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Peel the onions.
  2. 2. Dice the onions finely.
  3. 3. Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil.
  4. 4. Hang a sieve into the boiling water.
  5. 5. Add the onion cubes to the sieve.
  6. 6. Cook the onions for 30 seconds in the boiling water (this is called blanching).
  7. 7. Lift the sieve out of the water.
  8. 8. Rinse the onions under cold water to stop the cooking process.
  9. 9. Let the onions drain well.
  10. 10. Chop the pistachios into medium-fine pieces.
  11. 11. Peel the orange with a knife.
  12. 12. Make sure to remove the white pith as well.
  13. 13. Slice the orange into rounds.
  14. 14. Chop the orange slices roughly.
  15. 15. Squeeze the lime.
  16. 16. Wash the tomatoes.
  17. 17. Quarter the tomatoes.
  18. 18. Remove the seeds and the stem ends.
  19. 19. Dice the tomato flesh finely.
  20. 20. Place the onion cubes in a bowl.
  21. 21. Add the orange pieces.
  22. 22. Add one tablespoon of lime juice.
  23. 23. Season with salt and pepper.
  24. 24. Add two tablespoons of olive oil.
  25. 25. Mix everything well.
  26. 26. Wash the basil.
  27. 27. Shake the basil dry.
  28. 28. Chop the basil leaves roughly.
  29. 29. Set the salsa aside.
  30. 30. Wash the green asparagus.
  31. 31. Cut off the lower woody ends of the asparagus spears.
  32. 32. Peel the spears in the lower third if desired.
  33. 33. Place five asparagus spears side by side on the work surface.
  34. 34. Secure the bundle in two places with wooden skewers.
  35. 35. Heat a grill pan.
  36. 36. Brush the asparagus spears with the remaining olive oil.
  37. 37. Grill the asparagus spears for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until tender-crisp.
  38. 38. Deglaze the pan with vinegar.
  39. 39. Season the asparagus with salt and pepper.
  40. 40. Serve the asparagus with the salsa.

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