Butter-poached asparagus, leeks & peas

Sunday lunch recipe for 8 people, takes only 4 mins; recipe has butter, leek, asparagus, frozen pea, lemon juice and mint.

Butter-poached asparagus, leeks & peas

Butter-poached asparagus, leeks & peas

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Sunday lunch
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

5 mins

Ingredients

  • Mint: 1/2 small pack mint, leaves picked
  • Butter: 200g unsalted butter, cubed
  • Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Frozen Pea: 300g frozen peas
  • Leek: 2 leeks, cleaned and sliced into thumb-sized rounds
  • Asparagus: 400g asparagus, cut into chunks

Directions

  1. Bring 100ml water to a simmer in a saucepan, add a pinch of salt and whisk in the butter. Drop in the leeks, cook for 2 mins,then add the asparagus and peas, and cook for 2 mins more. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice and mint.
  2. To serve, remove the veg from the emulsion with a slotted spoon, then spoon over some of the buttery poaching juices.