Grilled Asparagus
Soft boiled egg with grilled spring asparagus
The best time of year for fresh asparagus is spring! Nothing compares to fresh farm cultivated asparagus for flavor and texture. When bought straight from your local farm you can be sure that is has been recently harvested and because of this it doesn’t need much embellishment to bring out the quality and taste.
For this recipe you will need the following:
2 Free range eggs
1 handful of freshly washed watercress
1 tbs of red wine vinegar
1 Finely chopped shallot
6 or 8 Trimmed asparagus spears
3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
To taste freshly ground black pepper and some sea salt
Extra olive oil for basting the asparagus
Method:
You will need to fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. When the water has reached boiling point place asparagus spears in the saucepan and leave for two minutes to blanch.
When the asparagus spears have blanched remove them from the pan and rinse under cold water to prevent them from overcooking and becoming too soft. Also, the green color found in asparagus is retained by this method.
Boil the two free range eggs that you have used to blanch the asparagus. The cooking time should be about six and a half minutes. Place the eggs under running water in the same way as the asparagus until they are cold.
To chargrill the asparagus spears place in a ridged or plain heavy bottom pan that has been heated to a high temperature. Or, if preferred the asparagus could be placed under a well heated grill. Ensure that all asparagus spears are brushed with some extra olive oil before and make sure they are turned periodically during the grilling process.
Meanwhile, the finely chopped shallot, olive oil and red wine vinegar should be combined either with a whisk or in a container.
To present the asparagus spears and other ingredients place the asparagus on each plate with half of the boiled egg on top and garnish with the watercress. The shallot, oil and vinegar dressing should be poured over each plate and the entire dish should now be seasoned with a little pepper and crushed sea salt.
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