大象传媒

By Mark Sargeant from The Really Quite Good British Cookbook (Smith and Baxter)

Serves 4

Prep time 10 mins

Cooking time 10 mins

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Ingredients

600g (1lb 5oz) English asparagus, trimmed of the woody ends

100g (3陆 oz) salted butter

2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

a small knob of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

zest and juice of 1 lemon

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Method

1.听听听听Cook the asparagus spears in a large pan of boiling salted water until they are just tender with a very slight crunch.听 This should take no more than 3-4 mins.听

2.听听听听Carefully remove them from the pan and drain well, then place on a serving dish and keep warm.

3.听听听听In a small pan, melt the butter and add the garlic, ginger, lemon zest and juice, then season well.听

4.听听听听Keep stirring for a couple of mins, to allow the flavours to infuse and to cook the ginger and garlic, before pouring the sauce over the asparagus.

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Warm New Potato Salad with Mint Leaves and Chives

By Elisabeth Luard from The Really Quite Good British Cookbook (Smith and Baxter)

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Serves 4

Prep time 10 mins

Cooking time 20 mins

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Ingredients

500g (1lb 2oz) new potatoes, halved or quartered

5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp orange wine vinegar听(or substitute white wine or sherry vinegar and a scraping of orange zest - about 陆 tsp).

sea salt flakes, to taste

陆 tsp black peppercorns, crushed in a mortar and pestle

a handful of fresh mint leaves, torn

about 5 chive stems, ideally with flowers

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Method

1.听听听听Bring the potatoes to the boil in a pan of cold water and cook for 15 mins, until tender.听

2.听听听听Drain and allow to cool slightly, then tip into a serving dish and drizzle the oil and vinegar over, as well as plenty of sea salt flakes and the black pepper.听

3.听听听听Toss through the herbs and flowers.听 Serve

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