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ambradambra
May 31, 2015
A recipe caught my eye last week on an Italian site for Asparagus Pesto. Must try to find it and try. And a topic to add to my ideas for coming blog posts!
Shar
May 31, 2015
Oh sorry Alexandra, must be my Dutch eyes, I didn't read with enough attention. Reading in a foreign language Always require a bit more attention. Excuses! Nice you're gonna try the recipe out tough, I ate them yesterday, and I'm going to eat them a lot more before the season is over! Excuse anny grammatical errors! :)
Shar
May 31, 2015
No no no. Don't boil asparagus for 15 or 20 minutes! Oh dear, no. ALWAYS peel the white asparagus, green ones doesn't need to be peeled. Then cut off the woody ends. Cut them into half or three pieces if you want (no, it doesn't hurt the aparagus and it does not make you a barbarian!). Then bring enough water to the boil in a pan so that they are completely covered, ad some salt to the water, and, if you want to, 1 tablespoon of sugar and a little bit (one squirt) of lemonjuice. When the water boils, put the asparagus in, lid on the pan, let them boil on a medium heat for 5 minutes, and then switch the heat off, and if need be, remove the pan from the heatsource. Leaf the lid on, let them in for another 10 minutes. Then take them out and let rest for a few moments on a clean kitchentowel. Your asparagus will be boiled to perfection!
Alexandra S.
May 31, 2015
Hi Shar,
I think you are mistaken about the instructions above re boiling — the 15-20 minutes was in reference to roasting not boiling.
Your boiling method sounds like perfection! I will try that.
I think you are mistaken about the instructions above re boiling — the 15-20 minutes was in reference to roasting not boiling.
Your boiling method sounds like perfection! I will try that.
Hermione
May 26, 2015
Looks amazing, I have a huge bunch of asparagus so I'm going to make this tonight!
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Sarah D.
May 23, 2015
This sounds incredible and refreshing! We will definitely be trying it this summer!
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