Every week we take a peek inside the lunches of the luckiest kids in Brooklyn. Read on, suppress your jealousy, and get a little brown bag inspiration.
One of the most popular spring recipes on Food52 is the Absurdly Addictive Asparagus from kaykay. Its two primary ingredients are pancetta and asparagus, a duo that can do no wrong. With this in mind, I made my kids bacon and asparagus sandwiches on bread slathered with mayonnaise and Dijon mustard.
The key detail to this sandwich is how you cook the asparagus. A few years ago, I interviewed Carlo Mirarchi from Roberta's and he told me he never blanches asparagus. Instead, he sautés it in olive oil to cook the spears without losing any of their flavor. I've loyally followed his advice ever since. For bonus points here, consider sautéing them in bacon fat. I sprinkled on some fresh thyme at the end. And shined some apples for their dessert.
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