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Shaved asparagus and fennel with Caerphilly recipe
Photo: Stephanie Studer

Shaved asparagus and fennel with Caerphilly recipe

7 ingredients 15 min 4 people openrecipes

Slicing freshly picked asparagus into thin slivers and eating it raw may not seem the obvious way to serve this delicious vegetable, but combined with just a few other simple ingredients it works a treat.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

185
Calories
12g
Protein
10g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Salad not in our table 0
Leaf not in our table 0
Sorrel not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 –6 thick or 8–10 medium very fresh asparagus spears
  • 1 young head of fennel, trimmed, a few feathery tops reserved
  • 1 handful of small salad leaves, such as buckler leaf sorrel, land cress etc.
  • 1 salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • pinch –80g good-quality aged Caerphilly cheese, such as Gorwydd
  • 70 lemon, grated zest and juice
  • 0.5 –5 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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