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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
900 g Asparagus - 2
6 slices bread - 3
6 tablespoons Clarified butter - 4
9 hard-boiled eggs - 5
parsley - 6
chives - 7
12 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,920 grams
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 6 slices bread into small cubes (you can remove the crust if you wish).
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Melt 6 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 9 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 |
| 4,843 Kcal or 20,277 Kj | 508 gr | 3,487 gr | 471 gr |
| 242 % | 195 % | 329 % | 71 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj | 26 gr | 182 gr | 25 gr |
| 13 % | 10 % | 17 % | 4 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 404 Kcal or 1,691 Kj | 42 gr | 291 gr | 39 gr |
| 20 % | 16 % | 27 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 9.16 €
- 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, How to prepare asparagus, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Asparagus "en petit pois", Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Herb salad, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Eggs with mayonnaise, Raw green asparagus salad, Corn salad with croutons, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro celery salad, Pea and avocado salad, Mixed salad stack, Corn salad with croutons, Eggs with mayonnaise, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm apple feuillantines, Corn salad with croutons, Warm autumn salad, Comtoise endive salad, Fillets of sole meunière, ... All |
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