Asparagus Patina

A patina could be a simple custard like this one or could resemble a frittata or omelette. It might also be a more elaborate, composite dish made with many layered ingredients. This asparagus custard is surprisingly delicate and quite delicious. The recipe does not require that the asparagus should be cooked, instead the vegetable is pounded and soaked in wine: the juice extracted from this is used for the custard. The asparagus is discarded. It took a number of experiments before we