Green and white, welcome spring! Spring salad the weekly special published in the Chef’s Handyman food blog!
From time to time a soft breeze of spring will pop in during the day. Like a little flashlight. In the teeth of cold weather this spring Easter salad will be a very good option looking forward to the future garden parties. The light green colors do welcome the spring season.
Chef’s Handyman’s weekly special: Spring salad
To make dressing, combine 6 tbsp. of olive oil, 2 tbsp. of herbs, 4 tbsp. vinegar, salt and black pepper. Add green salad leaves and toss well. Place salad in salad bowls.
Chop walnuts and caramelizes them. Place goat’s cheese on green salad. Cover the cheese with the nuts. Apply truffle honey on top.
Cut asparagus in thin slices. Blanch the pieces in the pan until soft. Peel the peas and cook in sugar water for 5 minutes or cooked through. Drain water. Garnish salad with asparagus, grapes and peas. Season the salad with fennel seed powder.
Peel cooked eggs. Cut in half. Take out yolk and place in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp. of mayonnaise and 1 tsp. of chopped chives. Combine all ingredients. Fill yolk cream back into the egg white. Garnish salad with the eggs.
Shopping list for 4 serves:
Vegetables: 500 g or 16 oz. peas (weight with shells) 150 g or 5 oz. asparagus
Salad: 600 g or 18 oz. mixed green salad
Nuts: 50 g or 2 oz. walnuts
Baking Ingredients: 3 tbsp. powdered sugar
Honey: Truffle honey (or without truffles)
Herbs: 1 bunch chives, 1 bunch thyme, 1 bunch parsley
Vinegar, Oil: 6 tbsp. olive oil, 3 tbsp. vinegar
Spices: Salt, black pepper, 1 hint fennel seed powder, 1 tbsp. mayonnaise
Cheese: 4 small goat’s cheese
Eggs: 4
Fruits: 100 g or 4 oz. grapes
Have a great weekend, yours Chef’s Handyman team.
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