Ingredients

  • 1 cup rhubarb, diced
  • 4 tablespoons honey
  • 1 spring onion
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 chili, red
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar, raspberry
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 12 teaspoon black pepper, whole
  • 12 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 lb asparagus, white
  • 1 lb asparagus, green
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash brown sugar

Method

  • For the dressing:.
  • Combine diced rhubarb with 2 tablespoons of the honey, let stand.
  • Finely slice spring onion.
  • Grate peel of one orange, juice both oranges.
  • Finely chop chili, ginger and garlic.
  • Grind kosher salt, pepper and fennel seeds in a mortar.
  • Combine orange juice, chili, ginger, garlic and half of the rhubarb, bring to a boil and let simmer until half of the liquid is evaporated and the rhubarb has broken down.
  • Add remaining rhubarb, spring onion, orange peel, raspberry vinegar, canola oil and grated spices.
  • Let stand on the warm stove, but don't boil!
  • For the salad:.
  • Peel white asparagus if using it.
  • Cut white and green asparagus diagonally into 2 inch pieces.
  • Bring 1/2 cup water with one dash salt and one dash brown sugar to a boil, add asparagus and boil for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from liquid and let liquid boil until reduced to one half, then add to vinaigrette.
  • Combine asparagus and vinaigrette and serve warm.