Orange Sesame Roast Asparagus Food

SESAME GARLIC ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Cut the dry woody ends of the asparagus and discard.
• Place asparagus in large bowl and add sesame oil and minced garlic; toss to combine. Arrange spears on large baking sheet and generously sprinkle with sesame seeds. Season with a good amount of salt and black pepper.
• Place in oven for 15-20 minutes or until spears reach desired consistency. They should still be a bit crisp. Remove from oven and transfer to serving plate to serve immediately.

ROASTED SESAME ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a roasting pan, toss with oil; season with salt. Roast 10 minutes, turning the asparagus halfway through.
• Add sesame seeds, and roast until the asparagus is lightly browned and tender, about 5 minutes more.

ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• For the asparagus: Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, honey, oregano, sherry vinegar, 2 large pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Slowly incorporate the canola oil to create an emulsion.
• For the asparagus: Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toss the asparagus with the olive oil in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the asparagus to the hot baking sheet and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the asparagus to a serving platter. Drizzle with 1/3 cup of the orange citrus glaze and sprinkle with some orange zest. Reserve the remaining glaze for Roasted Chicken with Orange Glaze.
• For the orange citrus glaze: Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, honey, oregano, sherry vinegar, 2 large pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Slowly incorporate the canola oil to create an emulsion. Yield: about 1 cup
• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and set a rack over the sheet.
• Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Coat the chicken with the canola oil and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on the rack set over the baking sheet and roast in the oven until cooked through and the internal temperature is 165 degrees F, 40 to 50 minutes depending on the size of the chicken. In the last 10 minutes of cooking, brush the chicken with 2/3 cup of the orange citrus glaze in 5 minutes intervals. Let rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

ROASTED SESAME ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Rinse asparagus and pat dry.
• Place on jelly roll pan or a pan with sides.
• Drizzle sesame oil onto asparagus, tossing to coat, then sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Roast for 10 - 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the asparagus. I like the ends to be a little crispy.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI FILLETS AND ASPARAGUS WITH ORANGE & SESAME

Steps:

• Fish: Preheat grill pan to over medium high to high heat.
• Season mahi mahi fillets with salt and pepper.
• Combine the lime juice, dark soy, ginger and a little vegetable or canola oil in a shallow dish.
• Turn the mahi mahi in the citrus soy marinade and let it hang out for 10 minutes.
• Grill on hot grill pan for 6 minutes per side for a 1-inch fillet or until fish is firm and opaque.
• Asparagus: Take 1 spear of asparagus and hold it at each and. Bend the asparagus until it snaps and breaks. Use this spear as your guide on where to trim the ends of your bundle of spears.
• Using a peeler, make thin long strips of orange zest from both oranges.
• Cut the ends off the zested oranges and stand them up right on a cutting board.
• Remove the pith in strips using sharp knife and cutting down from the top of the orange. Discard the pith.
• When the oranges are both peeled and trimmed, turn them on their sides and slice into 1/4-inch rounds, cross sectioning the whole.
• Set the orange disks aside.
• In a skillet with a cover, bring 1-inch water to a boil with the zest of the oranges and grated fresh gingerroot.
• Allow the orange zest and ginger to simmer for at least 1 minute then add salt and asparagus spears.
• Simmer the spears 3 to 5 minutes until just tender.
• Drain the asparagus.
• Discard the orange zest and ginger.
• Assemble a few spears on each dinner plate, layering them back and forth, crisscrossing the spears over orange slices.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds over asparagus and oranges and top with 1 portion of grilled mahi mahi.
• Garnish assembled fish and asparagus with chopped or thinly sliced chives.

ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH A SESAME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Trim the tough ends off the asparagus. Lay the spears on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil or Silpat, and drizzle the sesame and olive oils over. Salt lightly. Roll the spears over to coat all sides. Put the pan in a preheated 475° oven, and roast the asparagus for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the vinaigrette, and when the asparagus is done, pour some of it over the spears.
• If you have leftover asparagus, try making what, according to the food writer David Nussbaum, the natives in Massachusetts-in the Connecticut River Valley, where asparagus is grown-call a BLA: a bacon, lettuce, and asparagus sandwich with mayonnaise. It's delicious.

ORANGE GINGER ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Cook asparagus in a large frying pan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 to 4 minutes, and drain well in a colander giving a cool rinse. Transfer hot asparagus to serving platter.
• In a small bowl, whisk together orange marmalade, ginger, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Spoon orange dressing over top or asparagus and sprinkle with nuts.

OVEN ASPARAGUS WITH ORANGE ZEST AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a baking dish, or use non-stick.
• lay asparagus on dish.
• drizzle olive oil over it all.
• sprinkle with garlic,orange zest pepper& lite salt.
• roll the asparagus around to coat.
• Bake@ 400 for about 10-15 minutes.
• **irecently saw Bergy's Asparagus, Oven Roasted (#11040).
• and will be cutting down the time when i make this next-i may still have been cooking it too long.

ASPARAGUS WITH GINGERED ORANGE-SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook asparagus in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool. Drain and pat dry.
• Stir sesame seeds in a heavy small skillet over low heat until light brown, about 3 minutes; transfer to a small bowl.
• Whisk vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, ginger, orange peel and garlic in another small bowl. Gradually whisk in both oils. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper.
• Arrange asparagus on plates. Spoon vinaigrette over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.