Asparagus with quinoa, beetroot carpaccio and tahini

Spring plate with pan-fried asparagus, mint and pine nuts

Active: 25 min 850 kcal per person 31 g protein per person Bowl and salad

Protein source: quinoa and pine nuts · Carb source: quinoa and pitta bread

season: spring

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Ingredients for 4 people

  • 300 g quinoa
  • 1.000 g asparagus, white or green, peeled and cut into 3
  • 400 g chioggia beetroot carpaccio, or beetroot, sliced paper-thin
  • 10 tbsp tahini
  • 1 lemon, juice
  • 20 g fresh mint, finely chopped
  • 150 g baby spinach
  • 40 g pine nuts
  • 4 pitta breads
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • to taste salt and pepper

Method

  1. Cook the quinoa for 12 min in plenty of salted water. Drain and let it steam dry.
  2. Peel the asparagus: start below the tip and peel downwards and all around. Do not press too hard, so the asparagus stays round. Cut off the woody ends and cut the asparagus into 3 pieces.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Fry the asparagus for about 7 min until just tender. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Make the tahini dressing: mix the tahini with the juice of three quarters of a lemon, salt and pepper. Slowly add cold water until the dressing is creamy.
  5. Chop the mint finely.
  6. Mix the asparagus, quinoa, baby spinach and mint in a large bowl.
  7. Divide the beetroot carpaccio over 4 plates and squeeze a little lemon over it.
  8. Spoon the quinoa and asparagus salad onto the beetroot carpaccio. Spoon the tahini dressing over it. Garnish with the pine nuts and serve with warm pitta bread.

Asparagus with quinoa, beetroot carpaccio and tahini

Tip

Chioggia beetroots are striped pink and white. If you cannot find them, slice ordinary beetroot paper-thin with a mandoline. See the basic recipe for the tahini dressing.

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