White asparagus and Serrano ham

Name: White asparagus and Serrano ham
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 20 white asparagus (5 p.p.); 20 thin and small Serrano ham slices; a few small fresh spinach leaves, or use other kinds like corn lettuce; 2 tablespoons sour cream; juice of 1 lemon; pepper and salt to taste; 2 teaspoons sugar; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; knob of butter

OMG YES, asparagus season has started. Are you also excited about that? Start the season even better with this white asparagus and Serrano ham recipe.

30 minutes

4 persons

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White asparagus and Serrano ham ingredients

Recipe white asparagus and serrano ham

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-03-27, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

25 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation – 25 minutes

Peel the white asparagus. Use your finger to feel if you didn’t miss any little piece, cause the peel will be very stringy. Chop about 1 cm of the bottom and place the asparagus in cold water to prevent them from becoming brown.

You can use the peels for creating a lovely asparagus soup. PLACE the peeled asparagus in a large pan, or use an asparagus pot, and fill with water. ADD butter, 1 teaspoon sugar and salt to it to create flavorful water. Don’t let it come to a boil, let it simmer on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. They are done when you can slightly bend them.

Meanwhile, you can create a simple dressing by combining sour cream, 1 teaspoon sugar, olive oil, lemon juice and season with pepper and salt. Chop the chives for garnish and set aside.

If needed, you can rinse the spinach leaves.

Finishing the white asparagus and Serrano ham – 5 minutes

Remove the asparagus and arrange them on the plates. The water is very flavorful now, so you can also use this to create the soup. Divide the serrano ham, spinach leaves and dressing.

Garnish this lovely salad with fresh chives. Enjoy!