White Asparagus in Paper Packets
White asparagus wrapped in parchment paper with carrots and ginger: asparagus contains a considerable amount of folic acid. This B vitamin often falls short in the diet.
Ingredients
- 700 g white asparagus (14 spears)
- 6 slender carrots
- 20 g ginger (1 piece)
- 1 small organic lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- sugar
- Pepper
Instructions
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1.
Wash and peel the asparagus, trimming off the woody ends.
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2.
Wash, peel, and cut the carrots lengthwise in halves or quarter larger pieces.
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3.
Peel the ginger and dice it finely. Wash the lime, dry rub it, halve it and slice into rounds.
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4.
Brush a 40x40 cm piece of parchment paper with oil and sprinkle with salt, sugar and pepper.
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5.
Lay the asparagus, carrots, ginger and lime on the paper and season with salt and pepper.
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6.
Fold the paper over the vegetables and tie securely with kitchen twine. Roast in a preheated oven at 200 °C (fan 180 °C, gas: level 3) on the middle rack for 25‑30 minutes. Let rest for 2 minutes before serving.
