Two Asparagus Recipes
Pea, Asparagus & Mint Soup + Flash-cooked Asparagus with Egg Salad
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This week we are diving into the world of asparagus. I would love to hear about your favourite ways to cook/prepare it - reply or comment below.
Latest Recipes on Homegrown Kitchen / Spring 2024
Pea, Asparagus & Mint Soup + Flash-cooked Asparagus with Egg Salad
Asparagus season has well and truly begun. I always wait a few weeks for the bunches to come down in price until they become a regular on the dinner table. The youngsters in my house continue to express their dislike of the green spears, which honestly doesn’t bother us, the parents, in the slightest - all the more from us!Â
For the most part, I keep my preparation of fresh asparagus pretty simple. I find a quick flash in the pan perfectly caramelises the outside while retaining some crunch on the inside. See the flash-cooked asparagus with egg salad recipe for cooking directions. Plus, a fresh soup using peas and asparagus and the early shoots of mint from the garden. I hope these recipes tickle your fancy to get creative with asparagus in the coming weeks.
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More Asparagus + Spring recipes on Homegrown Kitchen
* Click/tap the recipe names to go to the recipe.
Spring Asparagus & Mint Quiche - A combination of spring garden goodness and goat cheese (or feta), all encased in a simple oat and seed crust.
Spring Caesar Salad with Asparagus - With a punchy dressing full of robust flavours including an optional addition of crispy bacon (story included with the recipe).
Saucy Spring Dressing + Growing Asparagus - Two creamy dressings to serve with steamed/flash-cooked asparagus or a lettuce wedge salad.
Lettuce & Pea Soup with Popped Pumpkin Seeds - Not an asparagus recipe, but a different spin on a green soup my Nana used to make using the big outer leaves from an iceberg lettuce.
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Hi Nicola My comment didn't go through for some reason. I bought some purple asparagus in Benges on Thursday.
I love the sound of the pea and asparagus soup. It’s good that spring asparagus falls while it’s still cool enough for soup and before the heat of summer makes the thought of hot food unbearable. Actually, would it work chilled?