This didn't sound so exciting on the page but delivered just as beautifully as the other Plenty recipes. Baby vegetables with caper mayonnaise however was delightful surprise, thanks yet again to my neighbours, who provided me with the season's last batch of baby vegetables from their country plot - carrots, potatoes and turnips. I also bought some baby corn and baby asparagus and fennel to poach.
The poaching liquid is sublime: mostly white wine, with generous portions of lemon juice and olive oil, plus bay leaves, celery, onion and salt thrown in. My attempt at the caper mayonnaise failed; perhaps I didn't mix long enough since the mayonnaise failed to go thick (as you can see from the picture: sadly runny). Still, it tasted wonderful, made with white wine vinegar, garlic, lemon juice and zest, dijon mustard, egg yolk, salt and chopped capers.
I'l definitely be making this again. The vegetables were poached so that they were cooked but still crunchy, and the poaching liquid more than did justice to all the flavours of the little guys. Heaven. For a vegan version, leave out the mayo - the veggies are still good :)
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