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Masterclass: Asparagus

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 :
    1. Boil the asparagus, drain and sprinkle with salt and cover with melted butter.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.