White asparagus salad
This spring salad combines warm white asparagus, hard-boiled eggs and small croutons, dressed with a tasty herb vinaigrette.
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Last modified on: May 21th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g asparagus - 2
2 slices bread - 3
2 tablespoons Clarified butter - 4
3 hard-boiled eggs - 5
parsley - 6
chives - 7
4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 640 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 43 min. | 5 min. | 48 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare the asparagus.
When cooked, drain and cut into lengths on the diagonal (like penne pasta), as shown in the photo.
When cooked, drain and cut into lengths on the diagonal (like penne pasta), as shown in the photo.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Leave the asparagus on a cloth.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes (you can remove the crust if you wish).
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Melt 2 tablespoons Clarified butter in a frying pan, then add the bread cubes and fry until golden brown.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Chop 3 hard-boiled eggs.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Combine the asparagus, croutons and hard-boiled eggs in a salad bowl. Snip the parsley and chives over the top, then add the vinaigrette and mix well. Your asparagus salad is ready.
Remarks
If (like me), you enjoy warm ingredients in salads, you can give the asparagus a few seconds in the microwave to reheat it, just before adding to the bowl.
If you do not have clarified butter, use a little oil instead.
If you do not have clarified butter, use a little oil instead.
Keeping
! hour maximum, otherwise the croutons will go soggy.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 837 Kcal or 3,504 Kj | 26 gr | 78 gr | 79 gr |
| 42 % | 10 % | 7 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 131 Kcal or 548 Kj | 4 gr | 12 gr | 12 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 209 Kcal or 875 Kj | 7 gr | 20 gr | 20 gr |
| 10 % | 3 % | 2 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.05 €
- Per person : 0.76 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Filet mignon with asparagus, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, How to prepare asparagus, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Asparagus "en petit pois", ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad greens and small omelette, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, Mixed salad stack, Lentil and cold-meat salad, Raw green asparagus salad, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piedmont salad, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Avocado mousse with sorrel, Gratin slices with spinach, Langres-style spinach, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cornouaillaise salad, Baked leek and Camembert slices, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Winemaker's toast, Bistro-style beetroot salad, ... All |
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