26 grilled herb with asparagus and Recipes

couscous, cold water, red peppers, stalks asparagus, trimmed, zucchini, sliced, spring onion, sliced, red chilies , deseeded and sliced, fresh herbs, chopped (choose from basil, coriander, mint, parsley, oregano), lemons, juiced, olive oil, salt, 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

garlic, peeled, salt, fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces, lemons , zested, fennel seed, fresh thyme, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, a handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, black pepper, boneless skinless chicken breasts, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, asparagus spears, prosciutto, basil leaves, about 20 leaves, fresh mint leaves , 5 to 6 stems stripped of their leaves, a handful pine nuts, 3 to 4 tbsp, lightly toasted and cooled, grated parmigiano-reggiano, cannellini beans, rinsed, garbanzo beans, rinsed

olive oil, plus more for dressing, spanish onion, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, grain white rice, water, saffron threads, salt and freshly ground pepper, spears asparagus, grilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, red pepper , fire roasted and diced, yellow pepper , fire roasted and diced, salt cured olives, pitted and chopped, chopped fresh herbs, ie : parsley or cilantro leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, aged sherry vinegar