for 4 person

Asparagus

4 tbsp	white flour
1	fresh egg
1	fresh egg white
60 g	grated Sbrinz
50 g	panko breadcrumbs or regular breadcrumbs
50 g	smoked almond, finely chopped or ground in a food processor
¼ tsp	salt
500 g	green asparagus, lower third peeled, halved lengthwise

Orange mayonnaise

1	fresh egg yolk
1 tsp	mustard
1	organic orange, use grated zest and 1 tbsp of juice
¼ tsp	salt
1 dl	sunflower oil
a little	pepper (e.g. piment d'Espelette)

How it's done

Asparagus

Empty the flour into a shallow dish. Beat the egg and egg white in a deep bowl. Mix the Sbrinz cheese, panko breadcrumbs, smoked almonds and salt in a shallow dish. Toss the asparagus in the flour in batches, then shake off the excess. Dip in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs, press gently on the crumb coating, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

To bake

Approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 200°C.

Orange mayonnaise

Thoroughly whisk the egg yolk, mustard, orange zest and salt in a bowl. Add the oil drop by drop to begin with, then more gradually, stirring constantly to form a thick mayonnaise. Stir in the orange juice and pepper.

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