Prawns with Asparagus and Caponata

Pan seared prawns with sauteed asparagus and vegetable caponata

Recipe Ingredients: For Prawns To taste Salt 12 ml Olive oil A few sprigs Dill leaves A dash Lemon juice 2 nos. Prawns 20ml white wine For Caponata 20 gm Aubergines 20 gm Green Zucchini 5 basil leaves 5 gm Garlic 15 gm Onion 20 ml White wine 20 ml Tomato puree Dash of Balsamic vinegar For Asparagus 30g Butter A few sprigs Dill leaves 60 gm Asparagus Recipe Method: 1. Cut aubergine, zucchini, tomatoes and onions into even dices . Finely chop the garlic and some of the onion. Finely chop dill leaves and cut basil leaves into thin shreds. Dice the olives and set aside. 2. Cut asparagus into 4 inch batons. Heat the butter till it melts and sautee the asparagus in butter. 3. Caponata: In a frying pan heat olive oil, add aubergine and zucchini and saute for a few seconds. Toss in chopped garlic, diced onion, wine and salt and reduce. Add balsamic vinegar. 5. Mix salt lemon juice, dill and olive oil and marinate the prawns. 6. Heat a pan, drizzle with olive oil and sear prawns in the pan and flambe with wine. 7 Arrange the caponata in a mound. Arrange the asparagus on top of the caponata and top with the prawns. Drizzle sauce, olive oil and balsamic reduction in a neat design and finish garnish using dill leaves and diced olives.

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Life always gives big opportunities in the form of small hints. The big move in Pankaj Bhadouria’s life came with a small step when she decided to leave her successful teaching career spanning over 16 years and enter India's 1st televised cookery reality show - MasterChef India on the leading GEC - Star Plus. And as they say, fortune favours the brave, Pankaj went on to become a worthy winner and with it India's first ever MasterChef. The comfort of the classroom gave way to the adulations, accolades and a host of achievements. Pankaj hosted her first cookery show - "Chef Pankaj ka Zayka" on Star Plus during Sep-Oct 2011 where she showcased her passion for cooking. The success of this daily show added another flavor to her sweet success.