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Ingredients: two lb piffling cervix clams (about 50) 1 lb asparagus, cutting into two inch pieces 1 1/4 loving cup chopped wild ramps 1 loving cup dry out white vino or stock iii tablespoon minced Italian parsley 1 tablespoon olive oil Directions: In a heavy pot amongst a lid, saute the ramps together with and asparagus for close two minutes inwards the oil. Add the clams together with wine. Cover together with convey to a boil. Reduce oestrus together with steam until the clams accept opened, close iii minutes. Discard whatever unopened clams. My thoughts: I was thence excited to discovery skillful looking asparagus together with clams at the grocery today simply I was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than excited to discovery some wild ramps! I accept had the hardest fourth dimension locating this treat, mainly because nosotros don't alive terribly unopen to the farmers marketplace together with past times the fourth dimension I wake upwards together with instruc

Ingredients: 1 lb asparagus, halved horizontally seven eggs 1 loving cup crumbled Stilton four oz lox, diced 1/3 loving cup diced onion 1 tablespoon minced dill 1 tablespoon minced parsley salt freshly Earth dark pepper olive fossil oil + 1-2 tablespoon butter Directions: Preheat oven to 325. Whisk together the eggs, salmon, cheese herbs too spices, pose aside. In a 12 inch shape Fe skillet, rut fossil oil too butter. When hot, sauté the asparagus too onions the onions are translucent. Add the egg mixture. Tilt the skillet slightly too plow to coat the ingredients inwards the skillet amongst the egg mixture. Keep on medium rut too produce until simply kickoff to set. Place int the oven virtually 10 minutes or until the exceed is simply kickoff to brown. Check to brand certain it is fully cooked past times sticking it amongst a sparse knife. Continue to bake if it is genuinely runny. Remove from pan too slice. My thoughts: I've been railroad train for jump sin

Ingredients: nine oz fresh (refrigerated) cheese tortellini 3/4 lb white asparagus, cutting into seize amongst teeth sized pieces 3/4 lb asparagus, cutting into seize amongst teeth sized pieces 1/2 loving cup fresh or frozen peas 1/2 crimson onion, thinly sliced dressing: two tablespoons sherry vinegar two tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 tablespoons minced parsley zest of 1 lemon salt freshly terra firma dark pepper Directions: Bring a large pot of H2O to boil. Add the tortellini. Towards the concluding few minutes of the cooking time, add together the asparagus together with peas together with let them to laid upwardly until all is tender. Drain, let to cool at to the lowest degree slightly. Toss together amongst the onion. Whisk together the dressing ingredients together with drizzle over the vegetables together with pasta. Toss again. Serve mutual coldness or slightly warm. My thoughts: Asparagus

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb steamed asparagus, cooled two hard-boiled eggs , coarsely grated* two slices thin thick cutting bacon, crumbled for the dressing: iii tablespoons sherry vinegar iii tablespoons olive oil two tablespoons Capote capers 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 tablespoon minced basil 1/2 teaspoon Dijon ocean salt freshly terra firma dark pepper Directions: Whisk together the dressing ingredients. Toss the bacon in addition to asparagus inwards a bowl. Drizzle alongside dressing. Top alongside the eggs. *I works life the easiest agency to produce this is to grate the eggs non from the ends only on the sides. My thoughts: I was looking through roughly 1950s cookbooks awhile dorsum in addition to inwards ane at that spot was a recipe that featured asparagus topped alongside a creamy sauce in addition to a fine sprinkle of hard-boiled egg yolk. It looked skilful inwards form of a gross way. It w

Ingredients: 6-8 pounds asparagus, cutting into jounce sized pieces* six cloves garlic six long, skinny hot peppers six bay leaves iii shallots, minced iv 1/2 cups water iv cups white vinegar 1 loving cup cider vinegar 1/3 loving cup pickling salt iii teaspoons dark peppercorns iii teaspoons dill seeds iii teaspoons dillweed iii teaspoons yellowish mustard seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed 3/4 teaspoon chernuska seeds (Russian dark caraway) Directions: Bring the water, vinegar together with tabular array salt to a boil. Prep the lids/jars. Evenly split upwards all of the spices, peppers together with garlic betwixt six broad oral fissure pint jars**. Add the asparagus, leaving 1/4 inch headroom. Pour inwards the vinegar mixture. Close the jars together with procedure for ten minutes inwards a hot H2O bath. Allow to sit 1 calendar week earlier eating. *If yous desire to tin alone the rank half, salve the residual for something el

Ingredients: ane lb asparagus, halved horizontally 8 oz crimini mushrooms, halved iii oz Stilton, crumbled ane tablespoon xanthous mustard seed vinaigrette: iii tablespoons balsamic vinegar iii tablespoon olive oil ane tablespoon Dijon mustard salt freshly seat down dark pepper Directions: Prep grill. Whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients inwards a pocket-size bowl. Place the mustard seeds, asparagus too mushrooms inwards a resealable bag. Shake. Drizzle amongst dressing. Shake to coat. Add to a nonstick grill wok too grill until tender, tossing occasionally. Sprinkle amongst cheese prior to serving. My thoughts: Who doesn't dearest grilled vegetables? These are made fifty-fifty ameliorate amongst a fleck of Stilton only they would move awesome without it equally well. The asparagus is caramelized, deeping the flavour too the mushrooms absorbed the vinaigrette too smoke actually well.  I loved the slight crunchy pop of the mustard seeds which provided

Ingredients: four lb mussels ane 1/2 lb sparse asparagus, cutting into bite-sized pieces ane onion, diced two cloves garlic, minced ane 1/2 cups dry out white wine 1/2 loving cup chopped fresh Italian parsley ane 1/2 tablespoons olive oil ane tablespoon butter ane tablespoon carmine pepper flakes freshly soil dark pepper bounding main salt Ingredients: Heat the crude as well as butter inwards a large pot amongst a lid. Saute the onion, garlic as well as asparagus until the asparagus is tender. Add the liquid ingredients as well as herbs/spices. Add the mussels as well as hence comprehend to steam, shaking occasionally, until they are all opened. Discard whatsoever mussels that remained closed. Serve immediately. My thoughts: When nosotros went to Belgium, I must accept had mussels virtually every day. Luckily, mussels are slowly to brand at home! I similar to modify what I steam amongst the mussels to reverberate the seasons hence inwards honor of leap (finally!)

Ingredients: four cups cubed cooked chicken breast x oz cooked mafalda pasta 3/4 loving cup chopped cherry-red onion ii stalks celery, diced 1 1/2 cups bite-sized asparagus, steamed (about 12 stalks) ii (loose) cups watercress x cornichons, sliced into coins zest of 1 lemon dressing: 1/3 loving cup mayonnaise juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon three sprigs' worth fresh thyme ocean salt freshly terra firma pepper Directions: In a large bowl, toss together the salad ingredients. Set aside. In a small-scale bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over the salad in addition to stir to evenly distribute all ingredients. Tip: Steam the asparagus yesteryear adding it to the boiling pasta for the final dyad of minutes of cooking. My thoughts: In the fall, I made an autumnal chicken pasta salad in addition to realized I had made summer in addition to winter versions previously. So when I realized nosot

Ingredients: five pounds asparagus, cutting into jounce sized pieces 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1 oz fresh dill, chopped 1 oz fennel fronds, chopped iv cloves garlic viii fresh bay leaves iv 1/2 cups water five cups white vinegar 1/3 loving cup pickling salt iii teaspoons dark peppercorns iii teaspoons dill seeds iii teaspoons yellowish mustard seeds iii teaspoons fennel seed Directions: Bring the water, vinegar together with common salt to a boil. Prep the lids/jars. Evenly carve upwards all of the spices, peppers together with garlic betwixt iv wide oral cavity 1 1/2 pint jars . Add the asparagus together with fennel, leaving 1/4 inch headroom. Pour inwards the vinegar mixture. Close the jars together with procedure for x minutes inwards a hot H2O bath. Allow to sit down 1 calendar week earlier eating. Yield: nearly iv wide oral cavity 1 1/2 pints Note: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 swell rootage for canning data is the Blue Book guide to preservi

Ingredients: 1  lb steamed asparagus, cooled together with cutting into bite-sized pieces 1/2-3/4 lb strawberries, halved or quartered iii hard-boiled eggs , cutting into wedges for the dressing: 1 strawberry, mashed* iii tablespoons balsamic vinegar iii tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon ginger juice 1 teaspoon Dijon body of body of water salt freshly terra firma dark pepper Directions: Use a offend or dressing shaker to milkshake the dressing ingredients until good blended. Toss the strawberries together with asparagus inwards a bowl. Add eggs. Drizzle amongst dressing. *I placed a quartered strawberry inwards the bottom of my dressing shaker together with used a muddler to squeeze it upwards earlier adding the other ingredients. My thoughts: Sorry for the long hiatus! Our telephone together with DSL has been downwards for almost 2 weeks together with I can't appear  to successfully hitting postal service from my phone. Plus I've been busy developing to

Ingredients: i 1/2 loving cup bluish crab meat (I used leftover meat from steamed crabs ) three ears' worth of grilled corn kernels i lb asparagus, grilled together with cutting into bite-sized pieces 1/2 small-scale onion, diced 1/4 teaspoon ghost pepper flakes three tablespoon minced chives ii 1/2 tablespoons apple tree cider vinegar* body of body of water salt freshly reason dark pepper Directions: Place all ingredients inwards a medium bowl, toss to evenly distribute all ingredients. Serve immediately. *I used the fancy Gingras Extra-Old Apple Cider Vinegar I bought a piece dorsum only regular apple tree cider vinegar would run too. Notes: Ghost pepper is pretty intense. If y'all are a spice-phobe displace subbing inwards i 1/2 teaspoons of crushed scarlet pepper flakes. I brushed the corn together with asparagus inwards olive stone oil prior to grilling together with then no additional stone oil was needed inwards the finished dish. If using "

Ingredients: 2 5-oz cans albacore tuna, drained 1/3 loving cup pitted kalamata olives 2 tablespoons capote capers 1 lb asparagus, steamed in addition to cutting into 2 inch pieces 4 hard-boiled eggs , coarsely chopped 1/2 small-scale reddish onion, diced 10 oz cooked pasta (I used cellentani aka cavatappi) 2-3 tablespoons white vino vinegar bounding main salt freshly solid soil dark pepper Directions: Toss all ingredients inwards a large bowl until good combined. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers. My thoughts: Despite the somewhat light-headed name, this is my novel favorite tiffin inwards spring. It uses fresh, local skinny asparagus, in addition to a few of my favorite other foods: olives in addition to capers! Honestly, the connecter to Salade Niçoise is tenuous at best but it is what I had inwards the dorsum of my withdraw heed when making this dish. It does bring a lot of the same flavors every bit the famous salad though. I've been trying to bran

Ingredients: for the salad: 1/4 lb thinly sliced mortadella 1 lb asparagus iv hard-boiled eggs , sliced 1 bunch cherry radishes, sliced 1 cucumber, sliced 1 large bunch dandelion greens, chopped 1/4-1/3 loving cup shaved parmesan or asiago (or a mix) for the dressing: 1/4 loving cup white vino or cognac vinegar 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon bounding main salt freshly the world dark pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking canvass amongst foil. Tightly roll 2 asparagus spears inwards i while of mortadella. Repeat for remaining asparagus. Arrange inwards a unmarried layer on the lined baking sheet. Bake 5-10 minutes or until the asparagus is warmed through too the mortadella is crisping some the edges. Set aside. In a large bowl, toss together the remaining salad ingredients. Whisk together the dressing ingredients until well-combined. Divide the salad amidst iv plates. Drizzle amongst dressing. Top amongst wrapped asparagus.

Ingredients: five slices bacon, cutting into 1-inch pieces one 1/4 lb sparse asparagus, cutting into 3-inch pieces one teaspoon ichimi togarashi (coarsely reason dried Japanese chili)* Directions: Fry the bacon pieces until crisp, near five minutes. Remove to a newspaper towel-lined plate to drain. Drain all merely one tablespoon of fatty from the pan. Add the asparagus as well as saute until tender, near five minutes. Remove from oestrus as well as stir inwards bacon. Sprinkle amongst ichimi togarashi . Serve immediately. *Shichimi togarashi (Japanese 7-spice powder) is a practiced alternative. My thoughts: One of my favorite yakitori dishes is bacon-wrapped asparagus served on a skewer . It is then uncomplicated merely then good, peculiarly when they become the extra pace of sprinkling it amongst spices. I was going to brand that merely the asparagus I had was then skinny, it was unskewerable. So I took the sentiment as well as made this sauteed version instead. Ju

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cubed ham 1/2 lb asparagus, cutting into bite-sized pieces 12 oz pocket-sized pasta, cooked in addition to cooled 1 loving cup fresh or frozen peas* 1/2 blood-red onion, diced 1 babe cucumber, diced 1 (loose) loving cup babe arugula dressing: 1 teaspoon paprika 1/4-1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1/4 loving cup mayonnaise iii tablespoons Dijon Directions: Heat a pocket-sized amount of stone oil inward a large skillet. Saute the ham in addition to asparagus until the ham is lightly browned in addition to the asparagus is tender. Remove from rut in addition to allow to cool. Meanwhile, whisk together the dressing ingredients inward a pocket-sized bowl until good combined. Set aside. In a large bowl, toss together the peas, onion, cucumber in addition to arugula. Add the pasta, ham, in addition to asparagus. Stir to evenly distribute. Gently stir inward the dressing until the ingredients are evenly coated. Refrigerate upwards to i twenty-four hr me

Ingredients: ii lb whole babe Yukon golden potatoes 1 loving cup pocket-size die sparse asparagus 2/3 loving cup mayonnaise 1/4 loving cup diced cherry-red onion iii tablespoons dill relish 1 tablespoon dry out mustard (mustard powder) 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne freshly soil dark pepper 1/4 loving cup chopped light-green onion Direction: Bring a large pot of salted H2O to a boil. Boil the potatoes until fork-tender. Meanwhile, house the asparagus inwards a large bowl. Place the hot potatoes on transcend of the asparagus. Use the dorsum of a spoon or a spud masher to fissure as well as slightly strike the potatoes. Stir to distribute the asparagus. Set aside to cool. In a pocket-size bowl, whisk together the mayo, onion, dill relish, mustard, paprika, cayenne, as well as pepper until a dressing forms. Pour over the potatoes, stir to evenly coat the potatoes as well as asparagus. Fold inwards light-green onion. My thoughts: Is it endure spud sala

Ingredients: for the crust: iii tablespoons olive oil ii loving cup fresh breadcrumbs* filling: 8 oz babe spinach (chop upwards whatever large bits) 1/2 loving cup chopped greenish onion v eggs 1 1/4 cups milk 1/2 lb asparagus, cutting into bite-sized pieces 3/4 loving cup shredded Gouda ii oz smoked salmon, chopped salt freshly reason dark pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 400. In a medium bowl, stir together the crumbs in addition to fossil oil until the mixture sticks together Press the mixture to cast a crust inward a pie plate or quiche pan or tart pan (I but role a Pyrex pie plate ).  Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned in addition to crisp. Cool on wire rack. Reduce oven to 325. Meanwhile, saute the onion in addition to greens inward a pocket-sized amount of fossil oil or butter until the greens are wilted. Allow to cool to room temperature. In a medium bowl, whisk together* the milk, lox, cheese, asparagus, in addition to eggs.

Ingredients: 3/4 loving cup (dry) orzo one zucchini, cubed one Castilian dark radish, cubed six oz crimini mushrooms, quartered 1/4 lb asparagus, cutting into 1-inch pieces olive oil a sprinkle of jalapeno garlic seasoning (I use this simply you lot tin sub inward solid position down jalapenos as well as granulated garlic) freshly solid position down dark pepper salt 1/4 cherry onion, thinly sliced juice of 1/2 lemon 1/4 (loose) loving cup chopped dill two oz gorgonzola, crumbled Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Cook orzo according to parcel instructions. Drain as well as let to cool. Line a baking canvass amongst parchment. Arrange the zucchini as well as radish inward a unmarried layer, drizzle amongst olive crude as well as seasonings. Roast for xx minutes. Add the mushrooms as well as asparagus to the pan, toss to mix. Roast for xv minutes or until all vegetables are tender. Allow to cool. Place the orzo, cherry onion, as well as roasted vegetable

Ingredients: 1/2 loving cup breadcrumbs 1 onion, sliced into one-half moons 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb asparagus, cutting into bite-sized pieces 2-3 tablespoons nonpareil capers 2 4.4-oz canned sardines inward oil, drained juice together with zest of 1 lemon 3/4 lb spaghetti 2/3 (loose) loving cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley Parmesan for sprinkling olive oil tabular array salt freshly basis dark pepper Directions: Cook spaghetti according to bundle instructions. In a large skillet, toast the breadstuff crumbs until golden brown. Set aside. Heat approximately olive petroleum inward the pan. Add the onions together with garlic together with saute until the onion softens. Add the asparagus, capers, together with sardines. Saute, breaking upwardly the sardines amongst the dorsum of the spoon until the onions are fully cooked. Stir inward the cooked, drained spaghetti, lemon juice, zest, salt, pepper, together with parsley. Toss inward breadstuff crumbs.

Ingredients: two lb whole infant Yukon gilded potatoes 1 loving cup modest diced sparse asparagus 1/2 cherry-red onion, diced 1 stem celery, diced 2/3 loving cup mayonnaise 1/4 loving cup coarsely chopped hamburger dill pickles two tablespoons Dijon 1/2-1 teaspoons hot paprika (plus to a greater extent than for garnish) 1/4 teaspoon celery seed 1 tablespoon apple tree cider vinegar two hard-boiled eggs freshly solid position down dark pepper Direction: Bring a large pot of salted H2O to a boil. Boil the potatoes until fork-tender. Drain. Return to the pot as well as Use the dorsum of a spoon or a tater masher to cleft as well as slightly boom the potatoes. Allow to cool. Meanwhile, house the asparagus (or run out out, I don’t care. I’m non making some other side) onions, as well as celery inwards a large bowl.  Stir to distribute the asparagus. Set aside to cool. Cut the hard-boiled eggs inwards half. Chop the whites as well as house them inwards the bowl am