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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green asparagus with basil pesto using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto:

1. Prepare 500 grams Green asparagus
2. Prepare 3 tbsp and plus Basil pesto
3. Get 1 tbsp Salt for cooking asparagus
4. Get 1 bowlful Cold water (with ice, preferably)
5. Take 1 tbsp Olive oil
6. Prepare 1 pinch Black pepper
7. Make ready 1 Shaved parmesan cheese, optional

Peter Bunner, the chef, once recommended drying the asparagus with a little olive oil in the oven after blanching. He didn't mention that he patted them dry after soaking them. Asparagus, pine nut & pesto pasta. Mix pesto with garlic and oil and toss with asparagus on a baking sheet.

Steps to make Green Asparagus with Basil Pesto:

1. Toast the pine nuts in a frying pan and make the basil pesto. You can shave the cheese to finish the dish instead of using it in the sauce.
   1. Cut off about 1 cm from the bottoms of the asparagus. Rinse with running water. Prepare a bowlful of cold water with ice. Preheat the oven to 180℃.
2. Salt the boiled water (use 1 tablespoon of salt per 1000 ml of water) and bowl the asparagus until al dente. Prepare a tea towel.
3. Remove the asparagus from the boiling water and place immediately in cold water. Move to a tea towel or paper towel. Pat dry lightly.
4. Arrange the asparagus on a baking tray and drizzle on 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Bake for 5 minutes in an oven at 180℃.
5. Pour the basil pesto onto a serving plate and place the asparagus on top. Serve with black pepper and shaved parmesan cheese.
6. I don't have a special asparagus pot so I cook the asparagus upright in a deep pot for 20 seconds first and then lay them down to cook further.
7. If you like melted cheese on top, microwave for 1 minute at Step 6.
8. I used this basil pesto for the white asparagus but I think it works better with green asparagus.

Asparagus, pine nut & pesto pasta. Mix pesto with garlic and oil and toss with asparagus on a baking sheet. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Using asparagus in a pesto with olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, basil and lemon juice creates a very fresh, green and spring-like sauce for pasta. Slideshow: Incredible Pesto Recipes By Kay Chun A quick and easy, fresh and bright summery asparagus and basil pesto!.

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