Asparagus with avocado sauce and toast

Asparagus with avocado sauce and toast

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Asparagus cooked in water, drizzled with a vinaigrette, and served with an avocado and orange cream, alongside whole-wheat toast topped with thinly sliced…

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This dish combines tender asparagus with a sauce made from blended avocado, orange, and paprika. It is served with whole-wheat toast topped with butter and finely chopped new onions.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboiling
  • Estimated cost$8.00 $2.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.04
  • $5.98
  • $0.54
  • $0.23
  • $0.29
  • $0.46
  • $0.15
  • $0.17
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the asparagus, trim the ends, and cook them for 5 to 8 minutes in salted water.
  2. Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh. Blend the flesh with the orange juice, salt, and paprika using an immersion blender. ≈ 8 min
  3. Peel the new onions, slice them thinly, season them with salt, and mix them with the butter. Grill the bread slices.
  4. Combine the lemon juice, oil paint, salt, and pepper. Drain the asparagus, arrange them on a plate, and drizzle with the vinaigrette. ≈ 4 min
  5. Spread the grilled bread slices with butter and onion, and serve with the avocado sauce and asparagus.

The bill

Asparagus with avocado sauce and toast

  • salt$0.04
  • 2 avocados$5.98
  • Freshly squeezed orange juice$0.54
  • ground paprika$0.23
  • 2 new onions$0.29
  • 50 g of softened butter$0.46
  • 1 lemon juice$0.15
  • oil-based paint$0.17
  • pepper$0.14

Total$8.00

that's $2.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 kg of asparagus
  • salt
  • 2 avocados
  • Freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ground paprika
  • 2 new onions
  • 50 g of softened butter
  • 4 slices of whole-wheat bread, toasted
  • 1 lemon juice
  • oil-based paint
  • pepper

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