With cheeses, with other vegetables, with cured meats: the pies with asparagus are perfect to consume this extraordinary vegetable
The savory pies with the asparagus they are a perfect match between one of the highlights of Italian cuisine and one of the best and healthiest spring vegetables. The recipes that can be done are really many: we offer 5 of the tastiest e easy to prepare, for all tastes and for all occasions.
The properties of asparagus
Before the recipes, however, a dutiful tribute to the asparagus, one of the most complete elements in nature. Its beneficial properties for the organism have long been known: asparagus is rich in vitamins, fibers and mineral salts, help lto purification of the body, I'm antiinflammatory and antioxidants and help digestion and intestinal functions. A real panacea, therefore, for health and a vegetable tasty and perfect to be combined with many other ingredients.
How to clean and cook asparagus
Asparagus and ricotta savory pie
A true classic with a simple taste!
Ingredients
1 roll of puff pastry or puff pastry
250 g of fresh ricotta (even buffalo if you want an even more decisive taste)
250 g of fresh or frozen asparagus
2 eggs
150 g of grated cheese
salt and pepper
Preparation
First choose whether to prepare the brisée or puff pastry or buy it already made. In the first case you can follow our recipe, in the second case you can start preparing asparagus. Cut the stems to the same height and blanch the asparagus in salted water for a few minutes. Drain them not yet cooked (they will then go into the oven) and pass them under cold water to stop cooking. In a large bowl, prepare a mixture with ricotta, eggs and grated cheese, add the asparagus and season with salt and pepper. Roll out the pasta you have chosen and prick it with a fork for better cooking. Pour the mixture into a baking dish with the dough spread and cover with grated cheese (if you want you can also add bread crumbs). Put the savory pie in the oven at 170 ° for 25 minutes and remove it when it is well browned on the surface. You can eat it hot or cold, it will still be delicious.
Savory pie with asparagus and speck
For a tastier cake, combine asparagus with speck or raw ham or capocollo.
Ingredients
1 roll of puff pastry or puff pastry
250 g gorgonzola cheese or brie (or at least a cheese that you have in the fridge and you have to consume)
250 g of fresh or frozen asparagus
150 g of sliced speck
2 eggs
150 g of grated cheese
salt and pepper
Preparation
The procedure is the same as the salty pie with ricotta but you have two variants available for what concerns the combination of speck and asparagus. You can put them separately in the rustic cake or use the asparagus as breadsticks and roll the speck around each one before putting them in the dough. Bake at 170 degrees for 25 minutes and enjoy it just out of the oven.
Savory pie with asparagus, peppers and eggplant
This vegetarian recipe fast and tasty, it is ideal for embellishing seasonal vegetables in a simple dish to prepare. In the mouth there will be an explosion of perfectly mixed flavors.
Ingredients
1 roll of puff pastry or puff pastry
250 g of smoked provola
250 g of fresh or frozen asparagus
1 pepper
1 eggplant
2 eggs
150 g of grated cheese
salt and pepper
Preparation
The preparation of this savory pie – after having chosen, as always, to make home-made pasta or puff pastry or whether to buy it already made – starts with cooking vegetables. Wash the pepper and cut it into small pieces, do the same thing with the aubergine, then clean the asparagus and divide them into 3/4 parts. Cook the peppers and aubergines with olive oil for a few minutes, when they have softened a little, add the asparagus and continue cooking for 4/5 minutes over a low heat. Cut the provola into small pieces and, in a container, pour all the ingredients, mixing them with the eggs and the grated cheese. Roll out the dough and fill it with the mixture – do not forget before piercing it – and cover it with the grated cheese. Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes at 170/180 °. Let it cool a little and bring it to the table.
Puff pastry pies with asparagus, brie, honey
It's a finger food simple and quick to make, ideal for an appetizer or a buffet. Three main ingredients will suffice: asparagus, puff pastry and brie cheese (and a bit of honey) for a perfect contrast of flavors and fragrances!
Ingredients
1 roll of rectangular puff pastry (cut into pieces)
250 g of fresh or frozen asparagus
250 gr of brie cheese
2 eggs
150 g of grated cheese
salt and pepper
honey
Preparation
Start by cleaning the asparagus, cut them to make them more or less 8/10 cm long. Brown them in a pan with olive oil for a few minutes and set aside. Divide the puff pastry into 6 equal pieces and, in each of them, insert a slice of brie cheese. Put 3/4 asparagus on each slice of cheese and season with a drizzle of oil, pepper, salt and grated cheese. Close each rectangle of puff pastry on itself, making sure to close them well at the joint so as not to open them during cooking. Brush with egg yolk and place your patties in the oven at 180 ° for about 25 minutes. Before serving (if you want an even more delicate taste) you can add a little honey.
Savory pie with white asparagus, tomatoes, shallots and stracchino
This is a very special recipe. White asparagus, even more delicate, will give this savory cake the right contrast with the other ingredients, all with a very strong taste.
Ingredients
1 roll of brisee pasta
250 g of fresh or frozen asparagus
100 gr of sliced shallots
100 g of cherry tomatoes
2 eggs
150 g of grated cheese and breadcrumbs
150 g of stracchino
1 pack of cream per kitchen
salt and pepper
Preparation
Boil the asparagus in salted water for a few minutes and set aside. In a pan with a little oil, brown the shallot and then add the asparagus. Cook over high heat for a few minutes. In a bowl add the eggs, cream, stracchino and grated cheese and mix until a uniform mixture is formed. Spread the pasta brisèe on a baking sheet and fill it with the mixture you have prepared. Add the sliced tomatoes (not before draining them well), cover with cheese and a little breadcrumbs and bake for about 20/25 minutes. Let it cool and enjoy!
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