Asparagus Mimosa! Asparagus sticks, cooked crispy, served with grated boiled eggs and a caper vinaigrette.
It’s asparagus time! Here’s a beautiful and classic way to serve them – quickly cooked in boiling water, drained and topped with a tangy caper vinaigrette and a grated hard-boiled egg.
Incidentally, the grated egg served over asparagus is often referred to as “mimosa” because it resembles bright yellow mimosa flowers.
Asparagus mimosa with hard-boiled eggs and capers
Caper vinaigrette is enough as a dressing for a double asparagus recipe.
ingredients
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1 lb asparagus
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Salt
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1 hard boiled eggpeeled off
Caper Vinaigrette:
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1 tablespoon shallotschopped
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1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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prize fresh ground black pepper
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1 tablespoon caperschopped
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1/2 Cup Extra virgin olive oil
method
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Prepare the asparagus
Snap off the tough, woody ends of the asparagus. If the asparagus is thick, use a vegetable peeler to peel off the skin of the bottom asparagus 1 to 2 inches.
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Prepare a bowl filled with ice water
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Steam the asparagus
Add enough water to cover the bottom of a wide skillet about an inch and a half. Add a teaspoon of salt to the water. Bring the water to a simmer. Put the asparagus in the water.
Return to a simmer and cook uncovered for 2 to 5 minutes depending on how thick they are. Remove from the heat and drain when they are just cooked but still a little firm.
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Shock the asparagus in ice water
Place the asparagus in the ice water to shock it and stop it from continuing to cook. Asparagus will turn olive green if overcooked, so stop cooking as soon as you remove them from the boiling water.
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Make the vinaigrette
In a medium bowl, whisk together shallots, mustard, vinegar, salt, black pepper, and capers. Beat in the olive oil.
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Grate the egg
Use a box grater to grate the hard-boiled egg.
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Drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with eggs
Place the asparagus in a serving bowl. To serve, drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with the sifted eggs.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
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| 168 | calories |
| 15g | Fat |
| 5g | carbohydrates |
| 4g | protein |
