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Asparagus and scallop salad, with cockle tartare sauce and mint oil
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Asparagus and scallop salad, with cockle tartare sauce and mint oil

15 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

Make this light and delicate salad to make the most of the short asparagus season.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

453
Calories
35g
Protein
31g
Fat
11g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 275ml/10fl oz sunflower oil
  • 25g/1oz chopped capers
  • 25g/1oz chopped gherkin
  • 20g/¾oz diced cucumber
  • 20-30 cooked cockles
  • 6 spears asparagus
  • 150ml/5fl oz light olive oil
  • 30g/1¼oz mint
  • 4 large scallops
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • bunch watercress
  • bunch rocket

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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