Tag: asparagus spears

Asparagus with Lemon and Feta Cheese

by Pam on August 15, 2013

This is a light, flavorful, and delicious side dish and it pairs well with most main entreés. My kids, who usually don’t love asparagus, gobbled it up. My son loved it with the feta while my daughter opted for no cheese both agreed they loved the lemony flavor. My husband and I both really enjoyed this asparagus and I thought it paired nicely with the pasta and shrimp I made for dinner. I will be making this side dish again and again!

Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the washed asparagus to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes.

While the asparagus is cooking, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic together in a small bowl; whisk until well combined. Once the asparagus is crisp-tender, add the lemon mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place the asparagus spears on a serving plate then top with crumbled feta cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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Asparagus with Lemon and Feta Cheese

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 min.

Cook Time: 5 min.

Total Time: 10 min.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
20 spears of asparagus, washed & wooden ends removed
Juice from 1 small lemon
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, minced
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Directions:

Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the washed asparagus to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes.

While the asparagus is cooking, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic together in a small bowl; whisk until well combined. Once the asparagus is crisp-tender, add the lemon mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place the asparagus spears on a serving plate then top with crumbled feta cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking

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Roasted Asparagus with Garlicky Italian Panko

by Pam on March 19, 2013

I am always on the lookout for new ways to make asparagus. I found some Italian flavored panko in my pantry and decided to roast some asparagus then top it with some panko mixed with minced garlic and olive oil. It turned out delicious! I loved the crisp-tender asparagus topped with the crunchy and garlicky panko. It was a great combination of flavors and textures. My kids ate it without complaint so I take that as a success!

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray.

Remove the wooden ends of the asparagus then place them into the baking dish. Drizzle a touch of olive oil on the asparagus spears then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; toss to coat evenly.

Place into the oven and roast for 10 minutes. While the asparagus is roasting, toss the panko crumbs with the minced garlic and a dash of olive oil; mix until well combined. After the asparagus has roasted for 10 minutes, remove from the oven and sprinkle the top with the panko mixture. Return to the oven and continue roasting for another 3-5 minutes, or until the asparagus is crisp-tender. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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Roasted Asparagus with Garlicky Italian Panko

Prep Time: 5 min.

Cook Time: 10-15 min.

Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

15-20 spears of asparagus, wooden ends removed
Olive oil, to taste
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
2 tbsp Italian flavored panko
1 clove of garlic, minced

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray.

Remove the wooden ends of the asparagus then place them into the baking dish. Drizzle a touch of olive oil on the asparagus spears then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; toss to coat evenly.

Place into the oven and roast for 10 minutes. While the asparagus is roasting, toss the panko crumbs with the minced garlic and a dash of olive oil; mix until well combined. After the asparagus has roasted for 10 minutes, remove from the oven and sprinkle the top with the panko mixture. Return to the oven and continue roasting for another 3-5 minutes, or until the asparagus is crisp-tender. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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Shaved Asparagus Salad with Fried Pastrami and Mustard Dressing – Keeping it Raw

This shaved asparagus salad actually started out as an asparagus wrapped with pastrami recipe, but when that didn’t work out, my wife Michele saved the day, and convinced me to go raw – and I do mean convince.

I really dislike under-cooked asparagus, and in virtually every video I’ve used it, I’ve pleaded with the audience to make sure the spears get to the sweet and tender stage. I’ve always felt that the main reason most people who don’t like asparagus, is that they grew up eating it crunchy, barely warm, and bitter.

However, when you shave it thin with a peeler, and give it a quick curing/pickling in the dressing, those harsh attributes mellow out substantially, and the sweet, grassy flavor comes through. In fact, it was so delicious that I contemplated serving it without the fried meat. Happily, that passed.

Thanks to the pastrami’s aromatic spices, subtle smokiness, and peppery finish, it was a perfect match. Of course, you can substitute with bacon or ham; but the cured beef brisket was a nice change of pace to those much more common, pork-based choices.

Just be sure to not dress your raw asparagus until you’re ready to eat. The couple minutes it takes to fry the meat is all the marination time you’ll need. Anyway, peak asparagus season is almost upon us, and if you’re looking for a new way to enjoy it, I hope you give this shaved asparagus salad a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 4 portions:

24 large asparagus spears (save bottoms for soup)

salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste

4 oz pastrami, sliced thin

For the dressing:

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar (or regular rice vinegar with a pinch of salt and sugar)

3-4 tbsp olive oil, or to taste