This BBQ Baby Leek & Asparagus recipe is based upon a traditional recipe from the Spanish cuisine cookbook. The sauce used is better known as sauce romesco, which is a staple in Spanish cuisine.
This recipe is perfect as an accompaniment to an alfresco dining experience, or as a side dish for a more substantial course. If you have chosen a plant-based diet you need to learn this recipe and include it in your repertoire as it utilises simple ingredients such as asparagus and baby leeks. Presenting them lightly charred, with a delicious accompanying sauce.
BBQ Baby Leek & Asparagus
Equipment
- Immersion blender
- Mixing bowl
- BBQ
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 Red Capsicum - roasted & cleaned
- 1 Whole ripe Tomatoes - roasted
- 15 gm garlic cloves - roasted
- 25 ml Extra Virgin Olive oil
- 50 gm Hazelnuts - roasted
- 90 gm Country style bread - sliced
- 250 ml Sherry Vinegar
Base
- 10 Asparagus Spears - trimmed
- 15 Baby Leeks - trimmed & washed
- Olive oil
- Sea Salt
- Lemon
Instructions
Sauce
- Heat a pan and fry the bread till golden brown on both sides, remove and drain on paper towel.
- Peel the tomatoes and place in a large bowl together with the hazelnuts, and the cleaned capsicum.
- Squeeze the garlic from the skins into the bowl.
- Tear up the bread and add to the bowl together with the vinegar.
- Blend with an immersion blender till you have a fine paste
- Finish off by adding the remaining oil, whilst still shearing with the blender, this will create an emulsion, season to taste.
Construction
- Heat the BBQ till smoking hot
- Frill the asparagus and the baby leeks off on both sides till charred, not burnt.
- Remove and place on a platter, season and dress with a little olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
- Serve together with the Romesco sauce.
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BBQ Baby Leek & Asparagus
