47 asparagus food Recipes

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

water, dried porcini mushrooms (available at italian markets, specialty foods stores and many supermarkets.), butter, fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, finely chopped, chopped shallots, ripe brie cheese, well chilled, rind trimmed , cheese cut into 1/2 inch pieces (about 2 cups), cornstarch, dry white wine, cooked chicken, steamed quartered small red potato, steamed asparagus or green beans, french bread or focaccia bread

cremini caps, cleaned with a damp towel and finely chopped in food processor, yellow-skinned onion, finely chopped, garlic, minced, turns around the pan ) extra-virgin olive oil, frozen chopped spinach , defrosted and squeezed dry, salt and pepper, ground nutmeg or the equivalent of freshly grated, part skim ricotta, curly edge lasagna noodles, cooked to al dente (12 to 14 minutes), fat free chicken broth, gorgonzola, crumbled, turns around the pan ) heavy cream, shredded mozzarella, steamed asparagus (2 small or 1 large bundle asparagus), broiled tomatoes (4 vine-ripe tomatoes), bundle asparagus, vine-ripe tomatoes

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (a 9 1/2- by 9-inch sheet from a 17.3-oz package), mascarpone, kosher salt, egg, beaten, lemon , zest finely grated (about 1 tbsp), chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh tarragon, pencil asparagus , woody bottoms trimmed off, olive oil, freshly ground black pepper

two 1-lb bunches thick asparagus, ends trimmed, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, blanched sliced almonds, lemon juice, sugar, lemon zest