Asparagus with Green Garlic Aioli
Here’s a recipe for a dish we’ve been loving lately. It’s complicated but its a fun way to use everything that’s flowing during the spring months.
Yield: for two people
For the asparagus:
6-8 stalks of asparagus (depending on width)
neutral cooking oil
sea salt
sherry vinegar
For the green garlic aioli:
1 clove green garlic (sub 1 clove regular garlic if needed)
2 egg yolks
1.75 cups neutral cooking oil or EVOO
1 tsp water
1 tsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice
salt to taste
For the smoked Trout
2 fillets of rainbow trout, cleaned
a mix of 1 part sea salt and 1/4 part black pepper
smoking chips (hickory, maple or otherwise)
to learn how to smoke, click here.