Asian-inspired pickled asparagus tips

By Marcelle van Rooeyn

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the pickle:

¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup water
2 t sesame oil
1 T Woolworths Asian Everything Soya Sauce
2 g fresh ginger, sliced
1 clove garlic, peeled
sea salt
100 g pack Woolworths asparagus tips

To serve:

6 baby carrots, peeled and halved
110 g Woolworths shelled edamame legumes
1 avocado, peeled
3 spring onions
microherbs, to garnish

Method

1. Place all the pickle ingredients into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat. Add the asparagus tips and carrots to the pickling liquid. Set aside for at least 20 minutes.

2. To serve, arrange the edamame, pickled vegetables and avocado on a platter. Garnish with spring onion and microherbs.

Photography and videography: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail
Production: Marcelle van Rooyen
Food assistant: Bianca Jones

more asparagus recipes

Woolworths’ locally grown asparagus is available in spears, tips and mini asparagus for a limited time. Whether you grill, roast or pickle it, this vibrant veg is a must while it’s at its freshest. Look out for it in the produce aisle and enjoy it all season long.