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Stir-fried asparagus with scallops is a simple, delicious and substantial dish - and it's good for those who are watching their waistlines. The scallops are filling and the asparagus is a healthy green vegetable filled with antioxidants. Cantonese restaurants add a little ginger and garlic (and maybe some fermented black beans) to the combination, but you can take the flavour further with chopped toasted hazelnuts. Add some pasta spirals and you have a complete meal. If you manage to get scallops that are sufficiently fresh and add thick or thin asparagus spears, you should be looking for an accompanying wine (or other drink) with a keen focus and lively freshness, to act as a backbone or rudder for the flavours.

William Fevre Petit Chablis 2008, Chablis, France

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