Chilled Asparagus Soup with a Warm Poached Egg

This recipe is inspired by a fabulous soup that I ate at the truly innovative restaurant, Casa Marcelo, in Santiago de Compostela. It was a steaming hot day in June and the chilled, intensely flavoured soup was just so refreshing. Once cut, the warm yolk flooded the soup while the crunchy salt and a drop of truffle oil just added the final magic touch.

The combination of asparagus and egg is a classic. Stumpy, white spears are topped with a soft poached egg in the traditional Esp