Last Night’s Dinner: Asparagus, Egg and Chilli Tomato

Tuesday 17 May

English asparagus at this time of the year is the best proof possible that eating vegetables in season makes sublime sense. Steam it and serve with some Jersey Royal new potatoes and a little butter – perfect. Then there’s the Jamie Oliver inspired chargrilled asparagus and parmesan salads that became popular a few years ago. We also like asparagus with a poached egg on top. But what else to do with this handsome stem?

This easy supper brought two dishes together – the complementary pairings of asparagus and egg, and egg in a setting of a spicy, tangy, chilli-infused tomato sauce or jam.

The chilli tomato here was literally a large handful of halved cherry tomatoes, softened ever so slightly in a little olive oil with the addition of some chilli flakes. The tomato ‘sauce’ is poured over a halved soft-boiled egg, which sits atop some spears of griddled asparagus, which sits atop some roughly chopped watercress (spinach or gem lettuce would be fine). And yep, we sprinkled some parmesan shavings on top at the end. Easy.

Last Night’s Dinner: Courgette and Feta Fritters

Tuesday 15 March

We got this recipe here – and swapped the manouri cheese for feta. I reckon this would be great for breakfast, as recommended (and if you had the time), but it made for a tasty, light, late dinner on a Tuesday night.

We often get courgettes in our weekly veg box and grating them then combining them with a couple of other sharp tasting flavours to make some fritters means they now never go to waste. We served the fritters with the lime-infused sauce, plus a quick tomato and herb salsa and some peppery watercress.