Asparagus Season!!

tinascar2015

Yayy! It's affordable now! I can't get enough asparagus this time of year. I love it just steamed and will eat it hot or cold, with a meal or on its own. I scramble it into a veggie frittata, but I'd like to know if any of you have a favorite asparagus recipe. There are three pounds of it in my fridge right now. Maybe I'll even get my husband to eat some?

psmd

I use the tips for pureed asparagus cream soup. Tons of recipes online, that way you don't have to waste them and it's soooo good! (and my husband will eat it, usually doesn't care for a lot of vegetables)

shavon007

I love it with a little butter and lemon juice

sympha01

Parcooked (steam), then chilled, dipped in peanut sauce.

AmazonMayan

I love it roasted with just a little salt...sometimes also some olive oil if my fats are low for the day. I buy a lot and freeze it too so the asparagus joy can last longer. I bought 4 lbs of it the other day. I will probably buy more LOL Yum!

It's really good with some slivered garlic and almonds with drizzle of olive oil, sprinkle of salt and roast just until tender.

Wrap a few stalks (depending on thickness - I like them thinner) in some prosciutto or very thin ham/bacon and roast. That's good with a dijon mustard thinned down with veggie or chicken stock and lightly drizzled over it.

annette_15

Wrap em in bacon and bake in the oven mmmmm

tinascar2015

Thanks, these are great. First order of business is asparagus soup!

gilramirez14

That aspagus soup sounds so good

bioklutz

I love it with a little balsamic vinegar on top! I just finished up a 2.5 pound bag last night.

Pupslice

Drizzle with a little olive oil, sprinkle on black pepper (or red pepper flakes for an extra kick) and a bit of grated parmesan, and roast until tender. Soooo good!

franola12

Welcome asparagus season! I put lemon grass in the steamer.

moosisgal

Drizzle a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic salt. Oven bake at 350 for 12 minutes. YUMMY!! I also have left the olive oil out and sprayed baking sheet with Pam. Cuts the calories.

LeannJeffers

LOVE asparagus season!! Once everything starts growing here in the midwest we will go asparagus hunting in the ditches. It grows wild here and we usually have so much that we end up making pickled asparagus as well.

mistikal13

I love asparagus! Roasted, steamed, raw....

balvis3919

i steam or saute my own asparagus but to get my kids and husband to eat it i melt equal parts butter and brown sugar (1 1/4 pound asparagus will use about a 1/2 cup of each butter and brown sugar) and let it cook without a lid for about 15 minutes or so. the whole thing is gone in 5 minutes cause they love it so much.

sistrsprkl

Great ideas on here, I usually just roast or grill it.

shellma00

Bacon wrapped and cooked on the grill

tinascar2015

I'm not really crazy about bacon and asparagus though. Bacon is so overpowering, it kind of defeats the purpose of the mild flavor of the asparagus. IMO, anyway. I've never been a big bacon eater, so I didn't really have to give it up for this diet. Plus, it really stimulates my appetite. Last thing I need these days.

MamaJ1974

Roasted, and then with a touch of sea salt and sesame oil.

tinascar2015

MamaJ1974 wrote: »

Roasted, and then with a touch of sea salt and sesame oil.

Ahhh, lovely and elegant! I'll do that.

katrinapri

MamaJ1974 wrote: »

Roasted, and then with a touch of sea salt and sesame oil.

Definitely my favorite way to enjoy asparagus! Simply delicious. I also enjoy a little garlic on mines. But that's just because I'm a garlic lover lol.

tinascar2015

Garlic in almost everything, Katrina. (I'm Italian.)

After we moved to the semi-rural Kansas City area, I was buying garlic at the store one day, when an old woman tapped my arm and told me she had never eaten garlic in her life. She asked me what it was like. Can you EVEN??? She was so sweet. I said, "Well then, I wonder if you've ever had a good meal in your life!"

azure7

GRILLED (or oven roasted) with olive oil, salt, pepper. Simple, easy, and insanely delicious!!!

ColeneMeusborn

Do you do anything to it before freezing?

FatFreeFrolicking

Asparagus isn't cheap here. It's still $3.99-$4.99/lb depending on the week.

I still buy it though because it is one of the few veggies I can eat (I have Crohn's disease).

I like it steamed or roasted with olive oil and garlic.

tinascar2015

Yeah, it's crazy expensive, but it's a seasonal thing, so that's what happens. I think it's $2.99 here now because it's springtime. In a month, it will be back up to $5-6 a pound and I won't buy any vegetable at that price, just like I won't pay $5 for a half pint of blueberries right now. Yikes!

iowaoly

toss with a little olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and roast in the oven