Pea and lovage croquettes with asparagus tips and herb salad

Preparation time
30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time
10 to 30 mins

Serves
Serves 4

 

Lovage adds an intense celery-like flavour to dishes and is featured here in the croquettes and in the salad.

By Rosie Birkett

Ingredients

For the asparagus

  • 200g/7oz asparagus
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt

For the croquettes

  • 150g/5½oz peas
  • 25g/1 oz lovage, roughly chopped
  • 40g/1½oz butter
  • 1 tsp crushed pink peppercorns
  • 175g/6oz flour
  • 1 tbsp white wine
  • 30g/1oz Comte cheese, grated
  • 30g/1oz feta, finely crumbled
  • 2 free-range eggs, beaten
  • 150g/5½oz panko breadcrumbs
  • vegetable oil, for greasing and frying

For the herb salad

  • handful lovage
  • handful sorrel
  • 50ml/2fl oz rapeseed oil
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • handful wild garlic flowers, to garnish
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • handful broad beans, podded
  • 2 tbsp pea shoots
  • 150g/5½oz soured cream, to serve
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