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🍽️ Grilled green asparagus with fruity salsa
205 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 red onions
- 45 g pistachios (3 tbsp)
- 1 orange
- 1 lime
- 2 tomatoes
- salt
- pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 sprigs basil
- 20 spears green asparagus
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Peel the onions.
- 2. Dice the onions finely.
- 3. Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil.
- 4. Hang a sieve into the boiling water.
- 5. Add the onion cubes to the sieve.
- 6. Cook the onions for 30 seconds in the boiling water (this is called blanching).
- 7. Lift the sieve out of the water.
- 8. Rinse the onions under cold water to stop the cooking process.
- 9. Let the onions drain well.
- 10. Chop the pistachios into medium-fine pieces.
- 11. Peel the orange with a knife.
- 12. Make sure to remove the white pith as well.
- 13. Slice the orange into rounds.
- 14. Chop the orange slices roughly.
- 15. Squeeze the lime.
- 16. Wash the tomatoes.
- 17. Quarter the tomatoes.
- 18. Remove the seeds and the stem ends.
- 19. Dice the tomato flesh finely.
- 20. Place the onion cubes in a bowl.
- 21. Add the orange pieces.
- 22. Add one tablespoon of lime juice.
- 23. Season with salt and pepper.
- 24. Add two tablespoons of olive oil.
- 25. Mix everything well.
- 26. Wash the basil.
- 27. Shake the basil dry.
- 28. Chop the basil leaves roughly.
- 29. Set the salsa aside.
- 30. Wash the green asparagus.
- 31. Cut off the lower woody ends of the asparagus spears.
- 32. Peel the spears in the lower third if desired.
- 33. Place five asparagus spears side by side on the work surface.
- 34. Secure the bundle in two places with wooden skewers.
- 35. Heat a grill pan.
- 36. Brush the asparagus spears with the remaining olive oil.
- 37. Grill the asparagus spears for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until tender-crisp.
- 38. Deglaze the pan with vinegar.
- 39. Season the asparagus with salt and pepper.
- 40. Serve the asparagus with the salsa.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 205
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 11 g