Cancelled Runways
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TypeSide dish
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 8, 2026
Roasted asparagus as closed runways, with sharp chili-lemon vinaigrette: the outage on your plate.
Long, roasted green asparagus laid in parallel tracks on the plate, with grilled lemon marks and sharp chili vinaigrette. The asparagus represent closed runways, referencing the air traffic control outage. The dish is sharp and fresh, with tension between acidity and heat.
Ingredients
- 600 g green asparagus
- 2 lemons
- 1 red chili pepper
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- Wash the asparagus, trim off the woody ends.
- Mix 2 tbsp olive oil with salt and pepper, brush the asparagus with it.
- Grill the asparagus for 10 minutes in the oven until cooked and lightly browned.
- Zest 1 lemon and juice both lemons.
- Slice the chili pepper into thin rings (remove seeds for less heat).
- Whisk a vinaigrette from lemon juice, zest, mustard, vinegar, honey, 2 tbsp olive oil, chili, and a pinch of salt.
- Arrange the asparagus tightly in four lines on a large platter, like runways.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette diagonally across the lines, as 'closed' markings.
- Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Serving notes
- Serve on a rectangular platter for the runway effect.
- Offer extra lemon wedges for added tension.
- Place the platter crosswise on the table so the runways are clear.