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Asparagus

A harbinger of Spring, fresh asparagus can be steamed, poached, roasted or grilled. These easy asparagus recipes make use of white and green varieties for everything from salad to quiche to cream of asparagus soup.

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  1. Asparagus Recipes & How-To Tips

    Every savory bite of asparagus is packed with nutrients that support ..... eight medium spears (one serving of asparagus ): 24 calories 5 g carbohydrate 2 ..... Tips that are partially open mean the asparagus is not as fresh. Peak season for …

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  1. asparagus sampler

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    Buy this exclusive collection of asparagus from our Garden Store!

  2. How to Prepare Asparagus

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spears several times, starting at the base ..... with slightly more tender stalks, peel the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board …

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spears several times, starting at the base and working toward the tip, until you find a place where it easily breaks. Snap off at that point. If vibrant, green color is wanted, along with slightly more tender stalks, peel the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board to make it easier.
  3. Preparing Asparagus

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spear several times starting at the base and ..... have slightly more tender stalks, peel the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board …

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spear several times starting at the base and working toward the tip until you find a place where it easily breaks. If you wanna retain the vibrant green color and have slightly more tender stalks, peel the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board to make it easier. Using a vegetable peeler, peel going away from you, from just below the tip
  4. March 2011 Flavor of the Month: Asparagus

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    … any easier than this. Simply toss asparagus with sliced garlic, olive oil, salt ..... and thyme lets the fresh flavor of asparagus shine in this spring side dish. For rich and tangy flavor, toss asparagus with creamy mustard-dill sauce …

  5. March 2011 Flavor of the Month: Asparagus

    Slideshow

    … any easier than this. Simply toss asparagus with sliced garlic, olive oil, salt ..... and thyme lets the fresh flavor of asparagus shine in this spring side dish. For rich and tangy flavor, toss asparagus with creamy mustard-dill sauce …

  6. 21 Delicious Asparagus Recipes

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    … its seven simple ingredients. Roasted asparagus draped with mildly tangy radish-chive ..... together three ingredients and have a fresh asparagus dish in under 10 minutes. Half an hour ..... the classic flavors of salmon, dill, asparagus and cream cheese all wrapped up in a …

  7. How to Cook Asparagus

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    Asparagus season is considered to be spring, but ..... uniform in size. When possible, enjoy asparagus the day you purchase it. Or wrap the ..... up to four days. You can also stand asparagus spears upright in a container filled …

  8. Trim & Peel Asparagus

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    For thick stalks of asparagus , peel away the tough outer layer ..... easiest way is to grasp the base of the asparagus in one hand and use a vegetable peeler ..... short of) your hand and rotating the asparagus as you peel. You'll wind up with …

  9. Asparagus Sampler Bar

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    For a fresh take on asparagus , try this. I just love asparagus , but my favorite way to cook it is to actually roast ..... of really great flavor because it's gonna make the asparagus nice and brown. So to start, I'm gonna have my fresh …

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    For a fresh take on asparagus , try this. I just love asparagus , but my favorite way to cook it is to actually roast it rather than steaming it. To roast it, it's gonna add a lot of really great flavor because it's gonna make the asparagus nice and brown. So to start, I'm gonna have my fresh cleaned asparagus , and if you didn't know, there's kind of a woody tough base at the bottom of the asparagus . You wanna remove that before you're cooking it. So I just hold it in both hands, and then just start to bend the asparagus , and it's just gonna snap in a natural spot. Toss away that bottom portion and you're left with a really tender, nice spear. So I'm just gonna do that to all my asparagus . You can get your kids involved. They'd really like to snap that asparagus , and just throw it into a 15-by-10-inch baking pan. Sprinkle it with a little bit of salt and pepper to give it
    of that coating on it. It's kind of important to spread your asparagus out so it's in more of a single layer. Pop it into a 450-degree oven and roast it for about 8 to
    to give it a little kick. Here's a great way to serve asparagus next time you're entertaining.
  10. Asparagus Preparation

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spears several times starting at the base and ..... with slightly more tender stocks, pill the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board …

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    To prepare fresh asparagus , trim off the tough bottom of the stem. Bend the asparagus spears several times starting at the base and working toward the tip until you find a place where it easily breaks. Snap off at that point. If vibrant green color is wanted along with slightly more tender stocks, pill the asparagus . Anchor the asparagus on the cutting board to make it easier. Using a vegetable peeler, peel going away from you from just below the tip
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