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Spargelsalat
Warm asparagus salad
Spargelsalat: lukewarm white and green asparagus salad with chive vinaigrette
Asparagus farms along the Baden Spargelstraße and in the Lüneburg Heath sell their spears straight from roadside huts in May, and this lukewarm salad is how many households there eat the first bundle. White and green spears are cooked just tender, cut into lengths and dressed while warm in a sharp vinaigrette of white wine vinegar, mustard, shallot and plenty of chives, so they soak up the flavour. It goes with new potatoes, or as a light lunch with bread. A frequent mistake is overcooking white asparagus until it is limp and stringy. Chef's tip: dress the spears while still warm and leave them for 15 minutes; cold asparagus barely absorbs the dressing.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 ⅛ lb white asparaguspeeled, woody ends removed
- 9 oz green asparaguswoody ends snapped off
- 2 litres water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
For the vinaigrette
- 1 shallotvery finely chopped
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon-style mustard
- 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp chivessnipped
- 4 radishes (optional)thinly sliced, optional
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Method
0/4 doneStep 2: Cook 1 ⅛ lb white asparagus for 10–12 minutes, depending on thickness, until a knife slides in with slight resistance. Add 9 oz green asparagus for the last 4–5 minutes. Lift out and drain on a clean tea towel.
12 minStep 3: Whisk 1 shallot, 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon-style mustard, 3 tbsp of the cooking water, 4 tbsp rapeseed oil, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper until thickened slightly.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 140 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does spargelsalat take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of shallot?
- Half an onion per 2 shallots.
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