Beer-battered asparagus with avocado mayonnaise

November 25, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Beer-battered asparagus with avocado mayonnaise recipe

Beer-battered asparagus with avocado mayonnaise is a great starter or side. Golden and crispy, the batter is delicious with fresh asparagus. The richness of the avocado mayonnaise is the perfect dipping sauce. 

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Beer-battered asparagus with avocado mayonnaise

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Asparagus

  • 20 asparagus spears
  • oil, for deep-frying
  • 1 egg
  • 125ml (½ cup) beer
  • 90g (¾ cup) cake flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • a pinch of cayenne pepper
  • Maldon Sea Salt, to taste

  • Avocado mayonnaise

  • 125ml (½ cup) good quality mayonnaise
  • 1 avocado, peeled
  • a squeeze of lemon juice
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) chives, chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • microgreens, to serve

Instructions

1

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the asparagus for 10 seconds, refresh in cold water and drain on paper towel to remove the moisture.

2

Heat the oil for deep-frying.

3

For the batter, whisk the egg and beer together. Whisk in the flour, salt and cayenne pepper.

4

Use tongs to dip the asparagus in the batter and then carefully drop into the warm oil. Fry until golden and crisp, 30 seconds – 1 minute. Drain the asparagus on paper towel and sprinkle with Maldon Sea Salt.

5

For the mayonnaise, blend the mayo, avocado and lemon juice together until smooth. Stir in the chopped chives and season to taste.

6

Serve the warm asparagus with avocado mayonnaise on the side and sprinkled with microgreens.

 

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