In my last post about asparagus season I asked if anyone had any great recipes for asparagus I didn’t get too many replies to this question so I thought I would share some of the ways that we eat asparagus this spring.
This morning when my husband went to open up the chicken coop I asked him to go to the garden and cut the asparagus that was ready. I knew there were at least a few shoots that were the right size. He came back with four or five shoots and that was just the right amount for what I had planned.
Now when I think breakfast I usually don’t think vegetables. I’m sure it’s because of the way I was raised and perhaps even a cultural thing but veggies are usually eaten later in the day. The exception is when I make an omelet.
My recipe this morning included –
3 Eggs (farm fresh)
4 shoots of Asparagus
1 pre-cooked Sausage Patty – (This was left over from yesterdays breakfast)
Asiago and Swiss Cheese
I started by putting a little oil in the pan and lightly cooking the asparagus. I beat the eggs then added them to the pan and covered it and let it cook a little while I cut the sausage into small pieces. I then added the sausage and covered it again and let it cook on low. I cut some asiago cheese and tore a slice of Swiss cheese into a few pieces. Once the egg looked mostly cooked (no more runny stuff) I placed the cheese pieces on top and covered it to let the cheese melt. I am really am not good at folding an omelet and making it look good so I usually just leave it open.
My husband wanted his to go so I made it into a sandwich.
Delicious!!!
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Pickled asparagus is amazing. I have not made it myself but I have a good friend that does it every year
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I don’t think I have ever had it pickled. We like it fresh too much to pickle it.
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Delicious! I don’t have a favorite asparagus recipe, but my fave way to eat it is with hollandaise sauce.
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Does asparagus grow in your area? Is it something you plan to grow?
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I’m actually not sure if it does… we’re zone 3. We do enjoy asparagus so it’s something I need to look into to see if we can grow it
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That looks amazing!
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Thanks. My husband says it is even better with Swiss chard substituted for asparagus. 🙂
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That looks yummy and I don’t even like asparagus! I really need to get some new recipes…lol
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I like to do the same with Swiss chard or spinach instead of asparagus or bacon instead of sausage.
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Oh yessss spinach! That I can do!
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That looks delicious Ruth. I usually parboil our asparagus for 5 minutes. And then I toss it in the pan with a little bit of butter. Or sometimes if I don’t want to use butter, I will drizzle some extra virgin olive oil (while warm) and grate some cheese on top (just letting the cheese to melt.
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Sounds good Graci. I bet is would be really good with a Swiss cheese.
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Very balanced breakfast!! I love asparagus too but don’t have any recipes. I just steam it. I had never had it until my late husband I I moved onto his family farm in June 93. His brother had a garden patch that we planned on using but when these weird shoots started coming up, in 2 full rows, I became suspicious. Looked like asparagus!! I had no idea what to do with it. We ended up with a bunch of it and I had to learn to cook and eat it. I put cheese on it at first – I was young and didn’t know better. I love that it’s perennial ♥️
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Wow! an established asparagus bed is a great find. We use to eat it with cheese sauce as well, but now if I top it with anything I prefer either garlic butter or garlic olive oil. Perennials are always a good thing IMO.
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Love asparagus! But yeah, hard to find a good recipe. I usually just put it in salads. But I do like it more when it’s cooked. Thanks for this!
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You’re welcome. I hope to share a couple more recipes as we go through the season.
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Looks so yummy!
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I am suddenly starving!
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