Name: Asparagus with caper and shallot butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 24 asparagus spears (about 3 bunches); 100 gm butter, diced; 2 golden shallots, finely chopped; 1 tbsp salted baby capers, rinsed and drained well; Juice of 1 lemon; To serve: finely grated parmesan

Asparagus with caper and shallot butter

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for asparagus with caper and shallot butter.

Serves 6 - 8

Prep

Cook

Total

10M

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Ingredients

24 asparagus spears (about 3 bunches)

100 gm butter, diced

2 golden shallots, finely chopped

1 tbsp salted baby capers, rinsed and drained well

Juice of 1 lemon

To serve: finely grated parmesan

Method

Main

1.Cook asparagus in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender (2-3 minutes). Drain, then transfer to a plate.

2.Cook butter in a frying pan over high heat until starting to turn nut-brown (1-2 minutes). Remove from heat, add shallots and capers, then lemon juice and spoon over asparagus. Serve scattered with parmesan to taste.