Directions:
- -Pesto sauce-.
- Lightly toast pine nuts.
- In a food processor (or with a pestle and mortar), mix the basil, pine nuts and cheese into a paste.
- Add oil and blend to a smooth paste.
- Keep in an airtight jar in the fridge.
- -Vegetables-.
- Bake the potatoes until they are soft, let them cool and split them in half.
- Sprinkle a little salt and Cayenne pepper onto the potatoes and using a knife put small slits into them.
- Using a steamer, cook the broccoli and the asparagus for no more than 3 minutes on a very high heat, they must be crisp, not mushy.
- Place in an oiled oven dish on a low heat to keep warm.
- Using a large skillet, heat butter and oil and fry the potatoes until slightly crispy on the flat side. Set them aside.
- Add more butter if necessary and fry circles of aubergine and the Courgette until cooked but crisp.
- Place in the oven dish.
- Now fry the asparagus, coat with butter and oil thats in the pan, don't let it cook too much or they will loose the crunch.
- Add broccoli and toss in the butter.
- Set aside in the oven dish Add cherry tomatoes and caramelize .
- Warm plates.
- Set up as follows:Take Parmesan thins and place to one side of plate.
- Put asparagus fanning out from the parmesan, with a cherry tomatoe between each piece.
- Arrange other ingredients as is convenient.
- Heat up some double cream and add 4 Tbsp pesto.
- Drizzle over the vegetables.
- Accompany with a chilled white wine and serve Mushroom Puffs as the main course.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 1052.19 Kcal (4405 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 701.51 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 77.95g | 120% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 11.59mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 1164.44mg | 49% | |
| Potassium | 1595.64mg | 34% | |
| Total Carbs | 72.24g | 24% | |
| Sugars | 18.27g | 73% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 11.17g | 45% | |
| Protein | 24.65g | 49% | |
| Vitamin C | 113.9mg | 190% | |
| Vitamin A | 1.3mg | 43% | |
| Iron | 5.3mg | 29% | |
| Calcium | 309.2mg | 31% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 145.93 Kcal (611 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 97.29 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 10.81g | 120% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 1.61mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 161.49mg | 49% | |
| Potassium | 221.3mg | 34% | |
| Total Carbs | 10.02g | 24% | |
| Sugars | 2.53g | 73% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.55g | 45% | |
| Protein | 3.42g | 49% | |
| Vitamin C | 15.8mg | 190% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.2mg | 43% | |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 29% | |
| Calcium | 42.9mg | 31% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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