73 asparagu recipes

that are low in fat

Mung beans are a great source of plant protein, fiber and minerals such as iron, zinc and potassium (needed to regulate blood pressure).

Crab Salad Melts

A good spring dinner selection, light and healthy.

Bean Pasta Primavera

Spinach spaghetti tossed in a creamy white bean and roasted red pepper sauce with steamed broccoli, asparagus, and sun-dried tomato garnish. Vegetarian, vibrant, and satisfying.

Cornish Hen

Asian-style Cornish hen wraps split hen breasts around asparagus spears and steams them in a bamboo steamer over rice with bok choy, broccoli, and peppers. Elegant pan-Asian dinner.

Cold Cellophane Noodles with Chicken

Cold cellophane noodle salad with soy-ginger marinated chicken, crisp asparagus, and cucumber in a spicy wasabi dressing. A light, refreshing Asian noodle bowl for warm weather.

Summertime Salad

Build-your-own summer salad with fresh veggies, marinated artichokes, avocado, sprouts, shrimp, bacon bits, and cheese. A flexible no-cook recipe you can customize with whatever is in season.

Basic Fern Preparation

How to prepare fiddlehead ferns: clean, simmer until tender, and serve with butter and lemon. Works for bracken, ostrich, and cinnamon fern varieties.

Summer Basil Salad

Summer basil salad tossed in a sweet rice vinegar and Dijon dressing with fresh veggies, herbs, and golden raisins. Serve it over fusilli, brown rice, or couscous for a light, vibrant side dish.

Fiddleheads

Simple buttered fiddleheads with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. A quick springtime side dish that highlights the grassy, asparagus-like flavor of fern shoots.

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Asparagus Tips

Peel Out

Numerous fruits and vegetables are peeled for a variety of reasons. Some must be peeled in order to be palatable, such as celery root or pineapple. Others have edible

Blanching 101

Blanching is a cooking technique whereby food, usually vegetables or fruits, are briefly immersed in boiling, salted water, and then submerged in an

Temperature Not Time is the Key to Cooking

Many recipes furnish an oven temperature and time frame for roasted items. This can be fraught with inaccuracies. Cooking time is influenced by

Asparagus: The Herald of Spring

Chefs and gourmets the world over eagerly await the arrival of spring. No other time of year can match the bounty of

Alien Vegetables?

How often has this happened to you: You go food shopping. You're planning out the week's meals in your head. You enter the

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