Ingredients

  • 1kg asparagus, tough ends snapped off
  • 2 cups gold honeydew (or canary) melon, in balls or cubes
  • 115g blue cheese, crumbled small
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 tsp hot mustard
  • 1/2 lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped

Author of this recipe

Des Chapman

Des Chapman

Grower / producer

 At Rocky Ponds Produce we produce a range of melons: rockmelons, green honeydew and yellow honeydew and Piel de Sapo melons, as well as yellow, green and red capsicums and pumpkins. Our family... Read more

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Preparation

  • Arrange the asparagus in a casserole dish so that half of the heads are at one end and the other half at the other end. The bottom of the asparagus can overlap in the middle. 
  • Add melon balls and crumbled blue cheese to the dish.
  • Evenly mix the melon balls and cheese among, under, over, and around the asparagus.
  • In a small bowl, combine the wine, mustard, lemon juice and salt and pepper. 
  • Mix and pour over the asparagus and melon.
  • Sprinkle the hazelnuts evenly over the top. 
  • Bake at 180°C for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the asparagus is tender crisp. Cook for nger if you like your asparagus soft.

Tips from the author

Serves 4 as a starter

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