Asparagus with Vegan Hollandaise Sauce

Finally it’s asparagus season again! And for most people, asparagus comes with a hollandaise sauce. Of course, the butter and egg sauce is not vegan. Fortunately, it is relatively easy and fast to make a completely plant-based alternative. Here is our recipe for asparagus with vegan hollandaise sauce.

The base for the sauce is a roux, to which vegetable stock and soy cream are added. Then all you need is a few spices and the vegan hollandaise sauce is ready.

We cook the white asparagus traditionally in water in with a little bit of salt, sugar and lemon juice. So it already gets a delicious taste while cooking.

ASPARAGUS WITH VEGAN HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Ingredients for 2 servings (about  3,00 Euros each):

ASPARAGUS

• 500 g white asparagus
• 1 l water
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar

VEGAN HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

• 5 tbsp vegan butter
• 2,5 tbsp flour
• 125 ml vegetable broth
• 125 ml soy cream
• 2 tbsp dry white wine
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• optional: a pinch of turmeric, for the colour
• salt + pepper

Preparation
1. Peel the white asparagus and remove the tough and woody ends.

2. Bring the water to a boil in a large pan or a wide saucepan. Season it with salt, sugar and lemon juice. Add the asparagus, bring it to a boil and then let it simmer over low heat for about 12-15 minutes. If you like your asparagus extra soft, you should extend the cooking time accordingly.

3. For the hollandaise sauce melt vegan butter in a pot on low to medium heat. Stir in the flour. Add vegetable stock gradually while stirring.

4. Add the remaining ingredients slowly while stirring and bring to a boil carefully. Serve directly with the asparagus.