10 asparagus and open Recipes

butter, lite olive oil, sliced mushrooms, garlic, minced, eggs, beaten, milk, flour, sour cream (or whipped 2 % cottage cheese), fresh parsley, chopped, salt, pepper, fresh asparagus spears , steamed ala dente (they should just be heated through not cooked), grated mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese (pure)

sheet frozen puff pastry, brie cheese, rind removed and thinly sliced, asparagus, washed and trimmed, fresh ground black pepper, infused olive oil (i used mediterranean garlic olive oil), salt , to taste

fresh asparagus, trimmed and washed well, extra virgin olive oil, artisan bread (olive bread is good!), fresh mozzarella cheese (or similar), salt, fresh ground black pepper

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

flank steaks , butterflied, opened, fresh asparagus, horseradish, minced garlic

chicken broth, low sodium, white onion, fresh peeled ginger, stalks lemongrass, white part only ,cracked open, kaffir lime leaves, fresh or dried, limes, juiced, thai fish sauce, unsweetened coconut milk, thai red curry paste, paprika, rice flour , for dredging, shrimp, peeled and deveined, peanut oil, dozen mussels, steamed, asparagus, tips only, shiitake mushroom caps, sliced, fresh udon noodles, pea tendrils, roughly chopped mint leaf, roughly chopped cilantro leaf, chopped cashews, daikon sprouts, for garnish

virgin coconut oil, fresh asparagus, zucchini , cut lengthwise into strips, eggplant , cut lengthwise, bell peppers, de-seeded with the tops and bottoms removed and opened into 1 long piece, sliced red onions, goat cheese, crumbled, sunflower seeds, parmesan cheese, grated, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, balsamic vinegar, salt & fresh ground pepper

boneless skinless salmon fillets, vanilla bean , split open, olive oil , as needed, unsalted butter, sliced chanterelle mushroom, sliced shiitake mushroom, sliced cremini mushroom, asparagus, salt and pepper, as needed, merlot, port wine, unsalted butter, chilled, olive oil , as needed