Asparagus Masterclass...French dressing drenched asparagus, Asparagus in rocksalt and butter and Asparagus Soup! Perfect recipes to use this bang in season ingredient!
Ingreadient :
2 large bunch of asparagus – tip: you can trim with a potato peeler and cut the end off as the colour changes
Butter and rocksalt
150ml veg oil
50ml white wine vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Splash of water
300g asparagus, peeled and finely sliced
300ml milk
100ml double cream
Small bunch parsley
Salt and pepper
Double cream
Herb oil
Asparagus trimmings
Direction :
Boil the asparagus, drain and sprinkle with salt and cover with melted butter.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and blanch the asparagus for 2 minutes. Then, drain into iced water. Or if you want to grill, drizzle the asparagus in olive oil, season, place on a heated BBQ and cook until charred.
Drizzle over melted butter and sprinkle in rock salt. To serve, place the asparagus on a plate dot with butter rocksalt or dressingPut the asparagus, milk and cream into a large pan, bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the parsley, then blitz until smooth. Pour into warm bowls, drizzle over cream, oil, add garnish and asparagus shavings.