Vegetables With Pesto And Parmesan Thins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 parmesan crackers (see my other recipe)
• 8 pieces fresh green asparagus
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 small aubergine
• 1 small courgette
• 1 head broccoli
• 1/4 cup double cream
• butter (for frying)
• oil (for frying)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• salt
• pepper
• 4 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups fresh basil
• 5 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 ------pesto sauce---------.
• 2 lightly toast pine nuts.
• 3 in a food processor (or with a pestle and mortar), mix the basil, pine nuts and cheese into a paste.
• 4 add oil and blend to a smooth paste.
• 5 keep in an airtight jar in the fridge.
• 6 ------vegetables-------.
• 7 bake the potatoes until they are soft, let them cool and split them in half.
• 8 sprinkle a little salt and cayenne pepper onto the potatoes and using a knife put small"slits" into them.
• 9 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.
• 10 place in an oiled oven dish on a low heat to keep warm.
• 11 using a large skillet, heat butter and oil and fry the potatoes until slightly crispy on the flat side. set them aside.
• 12 add more butter if necessary and fry circles of aubergine and the courgette until cooked but crisp.
• 13 place in the oven dish.
• 14 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.
• 15 add broccoli and toss in the butter.
• 16 set aside in the oven dish add cherry tomatoes and"caramelize".
• 17 warm plates.
• 18 set up as follows:take parmesan thins and place to one side of plate.
• 19 put asparagus fanning out from the parmesan, with a cherry tomatoe between each piece.
• 20 arrange other ingredients as is convenient.
• 21 heat up some double cream and add 4 tbsp pesto.
• 22 drizzle over the vegetables.
• 23 accompany with a chilled wine and serve "mushroom puffs" as the main course.