Asparagus And Mint Cream
- 3/4 pound white asparagus fresh
- 7 ounces potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 5 mint leaves
- 3 5/8 cups water
- salt to taste
- olive oil to taste
- 1 1/4 cups fresh coriander
- 2 slices bread Mafra, or whole wheat bread
- olive oil
- Peel the asparagus with a potato peeler, from the base to the tip.
- Boil the asparagus with the potato, onion, 1 garlic clove, mint, and water.
- Once cooked, in the food processor, grind everything (including the mint) very well until it becomes a silky cream, season, and bring to boil for 3 minutes with the pinch of olive oil.
- Use a knife to cut the bread coarsely. In a food processor, add the sauce, 1 garlic clove, and chop finely.
- In a saucepan, add the sauce and the bread, and bring to a boil with a smidgen of olive oil.
- Saute until obtaining desired consistency.
- Serve the cream and croutons hot, with a drizzle of olive oil on top.
white asparagus, potatoes, onion, garlic, mint, water, salt, olive oil, fresh coriander, bread mafra, olive oil
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Asparagus-and-Mint-Cream-682842 (may not work)