Asparagus with lemon and tarragon sauce

January 2, 2008 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Asparagus with lemon and tarragon sauce recipe

Asparagus with lemon and tarragon sauce

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • TARRAGON SAUCE
  • 200ml crème fraîche
  • juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 15ml white sugar
  • 30ml fresh tarragon, snipped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • a bundle of fresh green asparagus

Instructions

1

Stir together all the ingredients for the sauce.

2

Steam or boil the asparagus in lightly salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with ice-cold water.

3

Pour the sauce into glasses, place a couple of asparagus stems in each glass and serve.

COOK’S TIP
Use 15ml dried tarragon if you can’t find it fresh.

 

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