Asparagus, Hollandaise Sauce & Spinach
Asparagus, Hollandaise Sauce & Spinach is a delicious vegan recipe that can be served both as an appetizer or a main dish. It has multiple textures, from the hollandaise foam to the toasted pine nuts and blanched asparagus, that will definitely impress not only your guests but yourself as well! Grab a glass of white wine and enjoy!
Bring water to a boil in a medium pot over high heat. Prepare an ice bath in a large container
Add <quantity>2<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of spinach and <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of wild garlic to the boiling water. Use a skimmer to submerge all leaves. Wait 30s and remove the leaves from the water
Transfer the leaves to the ice bath. Spread them out so they cool down quickly
Squeeze well to remove excess water
Coarsely chop the leaves
Add the leaves to the blender cup
Add <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of vegan crème fraîche
Blend on high speed until smooth and deep green. The spinach & wild garlic cream is ready
Add <quantity>100<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of aquafaba to a mixing glass
Add <quantity>40<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of tarragon vinegar and <quantity>10<unit>g</unit></quantity> of nutritional yeast
Add <quantity>40<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of shiro miso and a pinch of smoked paprika
Add a pinch of black salt, a pinch of chili powder, and salt to taste
Add <quantity>30<unit>g</unit></quantity> of garlic confit oil and <quantity>2</quantity> garlic confit cloves
Mix all ingredients with a blender
Add <quantity>200<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of rapeseed oil
Blend to emulsify. The vegan hollandaise sauce is ready
Peel <quantity>200<unit>g</unit></quantity> of white asparagus
Prepare an ice bath
Add <quantity>650<unit>g</unit></quantity> of water and <quantity>25<unit>g</unit></quantity> of sugar to a pan
Add <quantity>25<unit>g</unit></quantity> of salt and put over medium heat. Stir until everything is dissolved
Bring it to a boil and add the peeled asparagus. Cook them for 3m until slightly tender and transfer to an ice bath
Transfer the Vegan Hollandaise Sauce to a <quantity>1</quantity> charge whipped cream dispenser and shake well
Cut the asparagus diagonally into <quantity>2<unit>cm</unit></quantity> pieces
Transfer the asparagus to a dish, add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of the Spinach & Wild Garlic Cream and mix it
Plate about ½ cup of the Vegan Hollandaise from the dispenser and top with 3 tbsp of the seasoned asparagus
Top with spinach and mixed greens salad to taste
Garnish with edible flowers and toasted pine nuts to taste
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season to taste with flaky salt. The asparagus, hollandaise sauce and spinach is ready
Grab a glass of chilled white wine and enjoy!
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