Asparagus Recipes
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- Eggs and Asparagus au Gratin
1/2 cup buttered bread crumbs 6 hard-cooked eggs Asparagus tips 1/4 teaspoon celery salt 1 1/2 cup white sauce 1/2 cup grated cheese - Creamed Asparagus
Asparagus Salted water Cream sauce Drawn Butter - Asparagus Soup | Asparagus
Asparagus Milk Butter Pepper Salt Bread crumbs - Asparagus with Eggs
Asparagus Butter Salt Pepper 4 eggs, separated 2 Tbsps milk or cream 1 Tbsp warm butter - Asparagus & Eggs
25-30 heads of asparagus Butter Salt Pepper 5-6 eggs Pepper Salt - Creamed Chicken with Asparagus Tips
1 cup chicken, cooked Salt Pepper 1 tsp lemon juice 1/2 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup canned or cooked asparagus tips 1/2 cup white sauce 1 egg yolk 1 tsp water For the white sauce: 2 Tbsps b - Buttered Asparagus
Asparagus Salt Butter - Scalloped Asparagus and Salmon
1 can salmon 1 cup diced asparagus Bread crumbs Salt, pepper, paprika 1 can asparagus soup 1 cup scalded milk Butter - Asparagus Salad
Lettuce 1 can asparagus 1 pimiento Salad Dressing - Asparagus Souffle | 1 large can asparagus
1 large can asparagus 3 eggs 1/2 cup cream Salt and pepper 1 teaspoon grated cheese
About Asparagus
- Asparagus is a wonderfully flexible vegetable because it can be fried, steamed, pan-roasted, boiled, or grilled
- Some people store asparagus in a vase of water to preserve the moisture and fresh flavor
- It takes 3-4 years for the asparagus to grow and they are picked well before full maturity
- Fresh asparagus is harvested between April and June
- The best asparagus are bright green and firm to the touch and feel like they will crack upon bending
- Select asparagus that have tips compact tips that are closed, pointed, and purplish in color
- The well-respected Rotterdam study showed that people who consume vegetables high in vitamin K2 were less likely to have heart disease caused by caclification
- Asparagus is high in vitamin K which is a bone builder and heart protector
- Asparagus is good for maintaining a healthy brain because it contains folate and vitamin B-12
- Asparagus is rich with glutathione which is antioxidant that fights free radical cells and thus prevents cancer
- Gardeners of Ancient Rome were first to develop cultivation techniques for asparagus
- The etymological origin of the word is the Greek word for "sprout" or "shoot"
- Asparagus is native to Europe and nearby regions
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