Asparagus recipes ?

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  • llamalland
    llamalland Posts: 246 Member
    all these suggestions sound great. For years, we just boiled it until tender and dressed with a sprinkle of salt. So, it's good fixed almost any way. My main tip is to BREAK the ends off. Do not cut. Handling one spear at at time, gently bend, and each will break off at its own 'perfect' spot. I've seen TV cooks cut across the whole bunch at once, to "save time:" Really, it takes mere seconds to individually break each spear- and you don't risk having some bits of tough stalk, or wasting bits of good from others...
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Blanche them, ice bath them then do a nice cold salad with diced purple onion, diced tomatoes and a white balsamic vinegar and evo dressing with a little sea salt and ground pepper.
  • Aerohead21
    Aerohead21 Posts: 333 Member
    I have some asparagus in the fridge and I'm thinking about pounding out some chicken and rolling the asparagus and part-skim mozzarella cheese in the chicken and bake it.

    That was totally my suggestion :) you could also use canadian bacon or ham with cheddar cheese.
  • Karen5678
    Karen5678 Posts: 2
    I love it grilled.... snap off stems.... place in a bowl with a few teaspoons of olive oil, sprinkle with pepper and seasoning to taste
    Toss around to lightly coat the asparagus.... place on hot grill
    It cooks very fast.... then just enjoy it......

    It also is great cut into chunks and placed in salads
  • vs1023
    vs1023 Posts: 417 Member
    I roast it. I trim the ends and then toss in a big bowl with a little lemon juice, garlic, evoo, parsley, pecorino Romano cheese and some breadcrumbs. Press on a foil lined cookie sheet and put in the oven on like 400 for 10 min. So good!
  • gingerb85
    gingerb85 Posts: 357 Member
    My mom taught me to hold the asparagus a little below the little tender tips (but not quite in the middle of the spear) and at the cut end and bend. The spear will snap at the beginning of the tough part. That's all I do to prep mine other than a quick rinse in water. My favorite way to fix them is to simply steam or put into a skillet with just a little water covering the bottom. Let them cook for about 3-5 minutes until the bottom is just fork tender. Top with a teeny bit of melted butter and salt and pepper. Simply, yet delicious.
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    Do everything everyone has mentioned about keeping it tender, along with putting a little olive oil and garlic on it-- then wrap 2-3 pieces in 1 piece of turkey bacon each! Throw them in the over at 425 for 20 min and voila! IT is sooo yummy!
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