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Asparagus Salad

4 servings

Ingredients

• asparagus (as needed)
• water (as needed)
• salt (a little)
• fine oil (a little)
• vinegar (a little)
• pepper (a little)

Instructions

1. Clean the asparagus as for vegetables, tie it in bunches, slowly cook until tender in boiling water and salt, and drain in a colander.
2. Once completely cooled, untie the strings, arrange in an orderly row in a salad bowl, and pour over fine oil and vinegar in equal parts, mixed with a little pepper and salt.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.