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Asparagus with pistachio and pomegranate dressing

Sophie Grigson from Good Food Live
For an attractive starter or side dish try Sophie Grigson's colourful asparagus recipe garnished with jewel-like pomegranate seeds

Asparagus with pistachio and pomegranate dressing

Method

1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add in the asparagus and blanch until just tender; drain and refresh in cold water.

2. Make a dressing by blending the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper then mixing in the oil.

3. Arrange the asparagus on 4 serving plates, drizzle over the dressing, scatter with parsley, pistachios and pomegranate seeds and serve with Stir-fried Prawns with Honey and Spices.

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Serves: 4

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 min

Ingredients
salt and fresh ground black pepper
500g asparagus spears
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp Sugar
4-5 tbsp avocado or olive oil
handful of Parsley, chopped
2 tbsp chopped pistachios
seeds of 1/2 pomegranate
Stir-fried Prawns with Honey and Spices, to serve