{"id":22101,"date":"2016-01-05T02:59:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T02:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=22101"},"modified":"2016-01-21T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:37:17","slug":"chargrilled-asparagus-avocado-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/chargrilled-asparagus-avocado-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargrilled Asparagus & Avocado Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Asparagus is in season at the moment and is at its best \u2013 it is so versatile and suits warm dishes, as well as bright summer salads. This salad features spicy prawns and avocado as well and is simply delicious.<\/p>\n

Serves: 4
\nDifficulty: easy
\nPreparation time: 25 minutes
\nCooking time: 45 minutes<\/p>\n

Croissant<\/strong> Croutons
\n<\/strong>2 (160 g) croissants, chopped
\n2 tbsp (30 ml\/12 g) Pecorino cheese, finely grated
\n2 tsp (10 ml) olive oil
\n2 tsp (10 ml) garlic, finely chopped<\/p>\n

Caramelised Onion and Yoghurt <\/strong>Dressing
\n<\/strong>2 tsp (10 ml) olive oil
\n1 (180 g) onion, chopped
\n2 tsp (10 ml) brown sugar
\n2 tsp (10 ml) garlic, finely chopped
\n1 tsp (5 ml) rosemary, finely chopped
\n2 tsp (10 ml) Dijon mustard
\n2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice
\n1 \u00bd C (375 ml) plain yoghurt
\nsalt and pepper<\/p>\n

Spicy Prawns
\n<\/strong>2 Tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
\n2 Tbsp (30 ml) panko crumbs
\n2 tsp (10 ml) cake flour
\n2 tsp (10 ml) curry powder
\n1 kg prawns, shelled and deveined
\noil, for shallow frying<\/p>\n

Salad
\n<\/strong>500 g asparagus
\n1 (240 g) avocado
\na drizzle of olive oil
\n\u00bd (90 g) red onion, thinly sliced
\n35 g basil leaves
\nhandful of micro herbs, for garnish<\/p>\n

Croissant<\/strong> Croutons
\n<\/strong>Preheat the oven to 190 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Toss the chopped croissants, cheese, olive oil and garlic together and season lightly. Spread out on a baking tray and bake for 6-8 minutes until golden and crisp.<\/p>\n

Caramelised Onion and Yoghurt <\/strong>Dressing
\n<\/strong>Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and brown sugar and saut\u00e9 gently for 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and rosemary and cook for a further 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add the mixture to a food processor and add the mustard, lemon juice and yoghurt. Pur\u00e9e until smooth and season to taste.<\/p>\n

Spicy Prawns
\n<\/strong>Mix the olive oil, panko crumbs, cake flour and curry powder together; add the prawns, season with salt and pepper and toss together to coat. Heat the oil for shallow frying in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, fry the prawns in 2 batches for 3-4 minutes until golden and cooked through. Drain on kitchen towel.<\/p>\n

Salad
\n<\/strong>Prepare the asparagus by cutting off approximately 2 cm off the stems to remove the woody bits. If you find that the outer layer of the asparagus is still a bit tough after you\u2019ve removed the woody bits, then use a vegetable peeler to peel off the outer layer, leaving the top third unpeeled).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Heat a griddle pan until hot. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over the asparagus and fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly charred and tender.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>To Assemble<\/strong>
\nToss the asparagus, avocado, red onion, basil leaves and croutons together. Scatter the prawns and micro herbs on top and serve with the dressing on the side.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/strong> If you are a cheese lover and would like to add some to the salad then use buffalo Mozzarella, Ricotta or finely grated Pecorino.<\/p>\n

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Asparagus plants will grow optimally in an open, sunny spot, with some shading. Ensure that your soil is healthy and well drained to grow nutritious plants packed with vitamin K, folate, copper, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin E.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recipe by Illanique van Aswegen<\/em><\/p>\n

Delicious\u00a0produce is grown\u00a0in healthy, living soil. #Harvesttotable series brought to you by\u00a0Reliance Compost<\/a>.<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Asparagus is in season at the moment and is at its best \u2013 it is so versatile and suits warm dishes, as well as bright summer salads. This salad features spicy prawns and avocado as well and is simply delicious. Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Croissant Croutons 2 (160 g) croissants, chopped 2 tbsp (30 ml\/12 g) Pecorino cheese, finely grated 2 tsp (10 ml) olive oil 2 tsp (10 ml) garlic, finely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4582,4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brand-page","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}