Grilled asparagus with saffron and almond hollandaise

Name: Grilled asparagus with saffron and almond hollandaise
Ingredients: 20 large stems of asparagus; a little olive oil for grilling; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 100 g butter; a pinch of saffron threads; 1 tbsp nibbed almonds; 25 ml white wine; 2 egg yolks; 1 tsp orange juice; 1 tsp lemon juice; a dash of Tabasco; a few fresh dill leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Better

By Shaun Hill

Published 2004

About

This is a variation of the classic asparagus treatment, steamed asparagus with hollandaise sauce. The additional spicing works well with the pronounced flavour of the grilled asparagus.

Ingredients

20 large stems of asparagus
a little olive oil for grilling
salt and pepper

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Melt and clarify the butter. To do this, heat the butter slowly so that it separates into butter oil above a puddle of milky salt water. Pour off the butter oil into another jug or saucepan without adding any of the residue.
Heat the saffron and almonds in the white wine, then pour into a heatproof bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks.
Heat a pan of water unt