Asparagus Cornet With Lemon Dressing Recipe
- 1 lb asparagus, fresh, young, - preferably thin, s bottoms trimmed off
- 1/2 lb puff pastry **
- 2 lrg egg yolks
- 2 tsp mustard, dijon
- 1 med lemon, juice of salt, (to taste) pepper, white (to taste)
- 1 c. oil, olive, extra-virgin
- ** See recipe for Puff Pastry.
- For the pastry cornets: Roll the pastry out onto a lightly floured work surface to 3" x 20" rectangle, 1/4" thick.
- Cut the rectangle into 4 long strips, each 3/4" wide.
- Wrap each strip around a long metal cone (that can be made from heavy-duty aluminum foil), beginning at the tip and rolling the strip around and around, overlapping slightly.
- Place these on an ungreased baking sheet and chill for 1 hour or possibly more.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Bake pastry cornets till golden brown, about 15 min.
- Cold briefly, then very carefully the metal or possibly foil cones.
- For the lemon dressing: Combine the egg yolks, mustard, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
- Whisk in the oil a drop at a time.
- When the dressing begins to thicken, add in the oil 1 tsp.
- at a time, then continue adding oil in a thin stream.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Cook the asparagus, tied in bundles, in boiling salted water till it's just crisp-tender; drain.
- Construction: Pour a small amount of dressing on each serving plate.
- Place a cornet on top of the dressing and tuck the asparagus into the ends of the cornet, fanning the tips outward.
thin, pastry, egg yolks, lemon, oil
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/asparagus-cornet-with-lemon-dressing-70834 (may not work)