Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise

Name: Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2-3 tbsp olive oil (if you are going to roast or grill the asparagus); 800 g asparagus; 2-3 tbsp olive oil (if you are going to roast or grill the asparagus); 225 ml light olive oil or a mixture of olive oil and groundnut oil; 225 ml light olive oil or a mixture of olive oil and groundnut oil; 1 tbsp wasabi powder, freshly grated horseradish or prepared hot horseradish; 225 ml light olive oil or a mixture of olive oil and groundnut oil; 1 tbsp wasabi powder, freshly grated horseradish or prepared hot horseradish; 1 tbsp wasabi powder, freshly grated horseradish or prepared hot horseradish; 1 tbsp lemon juice or lime juice; 1 tbsp lemon juice or lime juice; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 egg yolk; 2 garlic cloves; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of the Unexpected

By Mark Diacono

Published 2010

About

Asparagus - boiled, steamed, roasted or grilled - I can’t get enough of it in spring. Its season is so short, I like to eat it as often as I can, either dipped into a mustardy vinaigrette or alongside this marvellous pale green mayonnaise.

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 egg yolk
1

Europe
United Kingdom
Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Spring

Method

First, make the mayonnaise. Pound the garlic cloves into a paste with a pinch of salt in a pestle and mortar, or on a chopping board with a sharp knife. Place the garlicky paste into a bowl with the egg yolk, lemon juice and wasabi or horseradish and whisk together until smooth. Begin to trickle in the oil, a couple of drips at a time to begin with, whisking as you go. As it begins to thicken y