Red Pepper Bavarois with Asparagus

• 20 asparagus spears
• a little olive oil
• salt and black pepper

First make the bavarois. Peel the bell peppers. Cut one into very fine dice. Place in a small bowl with half the lemon juice, plus the sugar and 2 drops of Tabasco sauce. Leave to marinate.

Cut the other two bell peppers into chunks. Purée them in a blender with the remaining lemon juice, 4 drops of Tabasco sauce, the olive oil and some black pepper.

Add the mascarpone to the bl