On Wednesday asparagus finally became available in our area, so I've been thinking of ways to serve in ways we'd all enjoy. Bashaw Valley in Shell Lake has plenty of organic, sweet, delicious asparagus available. Yum, yum.
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| Asparagus |
My favorite way to eat asparagus is fresh off the grill.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound of asparagus
1 T. olive oil
salt and pepper
Drizzle asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper and grill on medium-low (about 350) for 11 minutes. Perfect every time!
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| Grilled Asparagus - on my Grandma's platter with the last of the dahlias |
ASPARAGUS EGG BAKE - Delicious!
INGREDIENTS
10 eggs
2 T milk
2 cups of low-fat mozzarella cheese
8 spears of asparagus
onion
season with salt, pepper, parsley and thyme
First saute onion and asparagus in olive oil for about 5 minutes until asparagus is tender.
Meanwhile mix eggs, milk, cheese and seasonings. Add onion and asparagus when done and pour into a greased cake pan. Cook for 30 minutes at 350.
This is super good and easy!
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| Asparagus Egg Bake |
Asparagus Soup
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound of asparagus
1/2 onion
vegetable broth
1/2 cup milk
Cut asparagus into 1 inch strips and cook with olive oil until tender (about 5 minutes). Add vegetable broth, salt, pepper and milk. Add to food processor and puree. Add back to pan and re-heat.
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| Asparagus Soup - Gus brought me dandelions and made me this sculpture for Mother's Day |
Not only is this soup delicious, it's also super healthy and low calorie. Yumm-o!
Last but not least - Asparagus Hummus. Delish!!!
Here's the recipe: Asparagus Hummus
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| Asparagus Hummus |
Consuming asparagus in so many different ways means our pee is smelling funny, but who cares - we LOVE asparagus.
What's your favorite asparagus recipes?
Happy Mother's Day!
Kristin
We just got some asparagus at the farmer's market on Sunday. I made Asparagus Carbonara tonight, but of course I had to modify the carbonara. I used veggie pepperoni instead of bacon because I couldn't get fake bacon at the store. Anyway, I pinned the recipe on Pinterest, but here's the link if you ever want to give it a try.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.closetcooking.com/2008/06/asparagus-carbonara.html
Only thing is that some flavor is lost because you don't use the bacon "fat/grease" to sauté the asparagus. Couldn't think of how to modify that. Let me know if you try it and come up with an idea.