Roast Chicken with Asparagus and Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

• ¹/₃ cup tahini (Middle Eastern sesame paste)
• ¹/₃ cup water
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (3 to 4 lb total)
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• + 3 more ingredients
• • 2 pounds asparagus
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt

Put oven racks in middle and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450°F. Toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan. Roast on bottom rack, shaking pan once or twice, until just tender, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, pa...

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