Recipes with asparagus

Australian savoury choux pastry puffs filled with a béchamel-style mixture and salmon, chicken, shrimp or asparagus. Elegant French-inspired party appetizer.

Herb-loaded chicken salad with asparagus, red pepper, and tarragon piled inside a hollowed bread loaf. A showstopping potluck centerpiece that feeds a crowd and slices into neat wedges.

A light main or hearty side dish, pearls of couscous with grilled veggies and a Lemon-Balsamic dressing.

This simple but scrumptious dish is perfect to make when you don't have a lot of time to prepare dinner.

Asparagus stir-fried in a wok with fresh ginger, sesame oil, roasted cashews, and soy sauce. A quick Chinese-style vegan side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Asparagus with blue cheese drapes hot spears in a sharp red-wine vinaigrette loaded with crumbled blue and fresh chives. Six ingredients, one skillet, served warm or room temp. Spring side dish that punches well above its weight.

Asparagus tip pasta with fusilli, black olives, stone-ground mustard, and lemon butter sauce. Topped with kasseri or parmesan, this bright springtime pasta comes together in 30 minutes.

Low-fat asparagus guacamole made with pureed cooked asparagus and yogurt instead of avocado. Same guacamole seasonings - cumin, cayenne, garlic, tomato - a fraction of the fat.

Medallions of veal with sauces: tender stuffed veal cutlets on a bed of sauteed spinach, dressed with a crayfish Nantua sauce and lemon-chive wine butter, garnished with crayfish and asparagus. Fine dining at home.

Asparagus with mushrooms and fresh coriander is a 10-minute sauté of buttery browned mushrooms tossed with crisp diagonal-cut asparagus, shallots, and a finishing handful of cilantro. Bright, herbal side dish for spring.

Chilled asparagus salad on red leaf lettuce with a spoonful of buttermilk mayonnaise and chopped pecans. Elegant composed presentation at just 15 calories per serving.

Asparagus shrimp salad with herb dressing marinates plump shrimp and crisp-tender spears in a vinaigrette sharp with basil, oregano, and chervil. Cool, make-ahead salad served over lettuce with diced tomato and Monterey Jack.

Seared beef tenderloin sliced thin and rolled around blanched asparagus spears with horseradish chive mayonnaise. An elegant cold appetizer or light main course.

Chilled asparagus soup with slow-sweated vegetables, potato for natural body, and stalks simmered in chicken stock for depth. Finished with half-and-half and crème fraiche.

Grilled paella with chicken thighs, lobster, shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, and chorizo over curry-turmeric rice with ancho powder. A show-stopping one-platter feast.

Asparagus with a lemongrass and shallot vinaigrette with Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar. A Southeast Asian-influenced make-ahead side dish served at room temperature.