Asparagus With Paneer And Balsamic Butter Glaze Recipe

Archana's Kitchen

October 2, 2021

1327 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 35 M|Total: 45 M

Makes:3 Servings

Meal:Appetizer

Cuisine:Continental

Asparagus With Paneer And Balsamic Butter Glaze is a mouth-watering entree recipe, flavor of balsamic vinegar give a unique taste to the dish. Balsamic vinegar is one of the varieties of vinegar originating from Italy and used as a condiment in numerous dishes all around the world. Asparagus with Paneer and Balsamic Butter Glaze is prepared with the roasted paneer in the balsamic butter glaze along with cooked asparagus. Tofu can also be a great substitution for paneer in the recipe.

Asparagus is a very good source of fiber, folate, vitamins A, C, E and K, as well as chromium, a trace mineral that enhances the ability of insulin to transport glucose from the bloodstream into cells. This herbaceous plant—along with avocado, kale and Brussels sprouts—is a particularly rich source of glutathione, a detoxifying compound that helps break down carcinogens and other harmful compounds like free radicals. This is why eating asparagus may help protect against and fight certain forms of cancer, such as bone, breast, colon, larynx and lung cancers. Asparagus is packed with antioxidants, ranking among the top fruits and vegetables for its ability to neutralise cell-damaging free radicals. This, according to preliminary research, may help slow the aging process.

Serve Asparagus With Paneer And Balsamic Butter Glaze as an appetizer along with Cream Of Mushroom & Spring Onion Soup Recipe and Mushroom Cutlet Vegetarian Sizzler and Whole Wheat Rosemary Focaccia Bread Recipe for a weekend dinner.

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Ingredients

250 Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)

200 Asparagus, trimmed and halved

1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum), sliced

2 Garlic, finely chopped

1/4 Ginger, peeled and grated

2 Butter (Salted)

1 Bay leaf (tej patta)

1/4 Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini)

3 Balsamic Vinegar

1 Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)

1 Black pepper powder

1 Mint Leaves (Pudina), roughly chopped

3 Water

1 Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions for Asparagus With Paneer And Balsamic Butter Glaze Recipe

To begin making Asparagus with Paneer and Balsamic Butter Glaze, first chop vegetables in the desired cut for the recipe. Cut paneer into even size square pieces. Transfer to a bowl and keep aside until required. Trim and chop asparagus into halves. Once vegetables are chopped we can start cooking the dish.

Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, bay leaf and sauté for few seconds. No need to brown the ginger and garlic.

Add the butter along with brown sugar into the above onion garlic mixture. Stir until the butter melts completely and sugar is dissolved. Next add the balsamic vinegar, water, cinnamon powder and cook for about a minute.

Add the halved asparagus to the pan and cook till it turns tender. Once cooked remove asparagus from the frying pan and transfer to a bowl.

To the same pan, add bell pepper, paneer cubes, mint leaves, salt and black pepper. Cook for few minutes stirring occasionally so that the paneer gets roasted evenly on both sides. Once the paneer is roasted turn off the heat.

To serve the Asparagus with Paneer and Balsamic Butter Glaze, arrange asparagus on a serving platter, top with the roasted paneer and bell pepper. Pour the remaining glaze from the pan on top of the vegetables.