Ingredients

  • White Wine Reduction
  • 1/4 cup Pinot Gris (or other white wine of your choice)
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • scant 1/4 cups honey
  • 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
  • Asparagus & Fennel Salad
  • 1 bunch green asparagus
  • 1 bunch white asparagus
  • 2 fennel bulbs
  • 1 bunch fresh tarragon

Method

  • In a small sauce pan, combine all ingredients over medium heat.
  • Simmer until mixture is reduced to desired thickness. I like a slightly syrupy consistency.
  • Using a vegetable peeler, shave both the green and white asparagus. Set shaved asparagus ribbons in a bowl of ice water as you work, this will cause them to curl slightly.
  • Halve the fennel bulbs lengthwise and cut into thin slices. Reserve some of the leafy fronds for garnishing the finished salad.
  • Blanch half of the fennel.
  • In a large bowl, combine asparagus, fennel, and tarragon leaves.
  • Dress with white wine reduction and garnish with a few fennel leaves.