ASPARAGUS QUICHE - Tom Aikens

Ingredients

• 300g finely chopped asparagus
• 40g butter
• 6g Maldon salt
• 2g finely crushed pepper
• Short crust pastry
• 400g plain flour
• 200g diced cold butter
• 2g salt
• 1 egg
• Chopped herbs of your choice such as parsley, chives, chervil etc.
• 2 bunches of cooked asparagus (Peeled and prepared approx.. 16 pieces as below)
• 200g double cream
• 250g milk
• 250g coarse asparagus puree
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 10g salt
• 2g milled pepper
• 50g smoked applewood or comte cheese, microplaned over at the end
• 2 Litres of water
• 40g Salt