King's ham with white asparagus and wild garlic
This is one of the 3 amuse-bouches that the royal couple tasted during their visit to Livar on Tuesday, 19 May 2026. This amuse-bouche features the Limburg white asparagus as its star; the queen of vegetables. We have adorned the white asparagus with its mantle: our Livar king ham. We finished this amuse-bouche with a wild garlic mayonnaise, mustard cress, and kaffir lime.
Ingredients (for 10 appetisers)
- 4 Limburg white asparagus
- 4 slices of Livar ham
- Olive oil
- 100 grams wild garlic mayonnaise
- Mustard cress from Koppert Cress
- 1 kaffir lime, grated
For the wild garlic mayonnaise
- 30 grams of protein
- Mespunt xanthan gum
- 150ml of wild garlic oil (homemade or from a specialist grocer)
- Peel the white asparagus and place in a pan of cold water. Bring to the boil and cook for 4 minutes. Immediately cool down afterwards.
- For the wild garlic mayonnaise, put the egg white and xanthan gum together in a jug. Mix with an immersion blender until the egg white becomes frothy. Gradually add the wild garlic oil until you have a well-emulsified mayonnaise. Season with pepper and salt and put into a piping bag.
- Marinate the asparagus with olive oil, a bit of pepper and salt, and roll in a slice of Livar ham. Cut into small pieces and add a dollop of wild garlic mayonnaise. Finish with kaffir lime zest and mustard cress.
Make this dish with...
Diced Ham – 1.4 kg
€ 37,80 VAT inclusive
Cooked Ham Hock – 2.7 kg
€ 74,85 VAT inclusive
Oven-baked Ham – 2.5 kg
€ 73,40 VAT inclusive