10 Asparagus Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

It’s not onerous to see why there’s been an enormous push in recent times to “eat seasonally”—summer season’s strawberries and winter’s leafy greens have a lot extra taste (and vitamins!) than their out-of-season counterparts. Though you will discover asparagus on grocery retailer cabinets year-round, this spring vegetable is technically solely in season from late April to June, and I’ve solely just lately begun to understand its superb versatility. Therefore why I’m writing about asparagus recipes.

From grilling skinny spears on the household barbecue to shaving plump asparagus stalks into salads, there may be loads of room for experimenting, and you actually can’t go improper with this naturally scrumptious veg. Click on by way of the slides to see what number of methods you may rework odd asparagus to extraordinary… or take pleasure in it at its easiest. And I’d like to know within the feedback—what’s your favourite approach to cook dinner asparagus?

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Cilantro Black Rice With Roasted Garlic Scapes and Asparagus by Dolly and Oatmeal

Black rice paired with crunchy almonds and asparagus spears is a textural match made in heaven. Drizzle with some good olive oil and add lemon juice for a zesty contact.

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Lentil Salad With Spring Greens, Asparagus, and a Soft Egg From The 12 months in Meals

Use canned lentils to whip up this recipe for a wholesome lunch filled with protein and taste.

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Spring Panzanella From Cannelle et Vanille

This salad is the that means of recent. Shredded zucchini that nearly appears to be like like pasta, blanched asparagus suggestions, shaved fennel, garlicky croutons, and watercress make an ideal lunch.

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Shaved Asparagus Salad by Diet Stripped

This recipe by dietitian and main voice in conscious consuming, McKel Kooienga, MS, RDN, calls asparagus the warrior spear for its skill to thrust back illness, battle irritation, tame and steadiness blood sugars, and guard your physique with antioxidants to battle off free radicals. Now that’s a very good cause to make this salad for lunch!

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Spring Buckwheat Salad From The Inexperienced Kitchen Tales

When you’re not used to cooking with buckwheat, then get aware of it as a result of it’s such a nutritious grain to have for lunch—and filling too! This may be served heat or chilly (relying on whenever you make the buckwheat) and is so scrumptious with the chargrilled asparagus blended by way of.

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Roasted White Asparagus and Caper Berries From My New Roots

We regularly eat the inexperienced selection, however white asparagus is simply as if no more scrumptious than its sister vegetable. This one is a good appetizer.

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Simple Asparagus and Ramp Soup With Rustic Spelt Bread From The First Mess

We now have a thing for soup at Camille Types’ HQ—we simply can’t get sufficient of them and so they’re really easy to make! When you’ve by no means considered asparagus as a soup vegetable then assume once more and do this deliciously easy model with bread.

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Orecchiette With Peas, Asparagus, and Mascarpone by the Flourishing Foodie

Nothing says spring fairly like peas and asparagus. Paired with one among our favourite pasts shells, you’ve gotten a recipe for taste city.

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Asparagus Tart With Walnuts and Parmesan From Not With out Salt

We’re all about candy tarts, however this savory model has us rethinking them altogether. Attempt it and style the distinction for your self. The home made crust is particularly mouthwatering. You’ll be again for seconds.

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Lola Rosa, Asparagus, Fava Bean, and Radish Salad With Crushed Mulberry and Basil Vinaigrette From Lemon Hearth Brigade

That is all of the spring bounty in a single dish and we’re not mad about it. The crushed mulberry and basil French dressing actually take it to the subsequent degree.

This submit was initially revealed on April 17, 2015, and has since been up to date.