White asparagus salad
This spring salad combines warm white asparagus, hard-boiled eggs and small croutons, dressed with a tasty herb vinaigrette.
118K 4.1/5 based on 35 reviews
Last modified on: May 21th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg Asparagus - 2
1 slice bread - 3
1 tablespoon Clarified butter - 4
2 hard-boiled eggs - 5
parsley - 6
chives - 7
2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long will 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 1 slice bread into small cubes (you can remove the crust if you wish).
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Melt 1 tablespoon 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 2 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 |
| 847 Kcal or 3,546 Kj | 88 gr | 581 gr | 81 gr |
| 42 % | 34 % | 55 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj | 25 gr | 168 gr | 24 gr |
| 12 % | 10 % | 16 % | 4 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 424 Kcal or 1,775 Kj | 44 gr | 291 gr | 41 gr |
| 21 % | 17 % | 27 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.60 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
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: How to prepare asparagus, Filet mignon with asparagus, Asparagus "en petit pois", Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad paysanne, Mixed tomato salad, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Lentil and cold-meat salad, Greek salad with chicken, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green avocado salad, Smoky canapés, Cauliflower and egg salad, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Avocado mousse with sorrel, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quail egg canapés, Polpete, Paimpol salad, Warm autumn salad, Auvergnat tartines, ... All |
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