Rosehip Syrup Recipe From Foraged Wild Dog Rose Hips

One of a series of easy and flavoursome half hour family recipes using 10 ingredients.

These are outrageously delicious. Serve warm as an hors d’oeuvre.

This may seem a little over-the-top for a dinner party – but you will certainly make an impression!

This is a classic Japanese way with soba and tempura. Strickly speaking the asparagus tempura is kaki-age, made like a tempura fritter rather than individual spears coated in tempura. But such academic details seem trivial when it comes to tempura – any tempura is amazing – especially asparagus!

Asparagus and nuts have an affinity – I’ve used hazelnuts and seen recipes with pistachios, so sesame should – and does – marry well. Avocado and tofu work well together, and asparagus eats well with avocado. This recipe brings all these flavour combination together in a Japanese style dish.

Most asparagus bruschetta recipes use goats cheese. I tried this and it’s okay but unremarkable, so I made a artichoke and cannellini bean puree to replace the cheese – it’s much better.