Easy and tasty green asparagus recipes

Grilled asparagus and roast beef toast

On the one hand, poach a sweet onion or caramelize it (here's how to do it step by step). And on the other, prepare the asparagus. Discard the hard end of the asparagus and grill or cook in plenty of boiling water. When they are soft, remove them from the heat, and place them in a container with cold water and ice to cool them. Toast a few slices of bread. Top with the onion and asparagus. Top with the roast beef slices, beef carpaccio or cooked ham, garnish with honey and mustard sauce and serve.

To make the sauce, mix 3 tablespoons of mustard with ½ of honey. Then add 3 tablespoons of olive oil little by little, beating lightly with a fork as you do so to emulsify.

Asparagus salad with tomatoes and cottage cheese

You just have to cook some wild asparagus between 6 and 7 minutes and mix them with tomatoes, cottage cheese, walnuts and pipes. A vegetarian recipe that, in addition to being cleansing, is very light because neither the asparagus nor the cottage cheese have many calories, and nutritious thanks to the cheese, walnuts and pipes.

Asparagus rolled with puff pastry

Roll out a sheet of puff pastry and cut it into 8 squares of the same size. Make rolls with a piece of bacon and 3 asparagus. Wrap them and close them by pressing the ends of the puff pastry, salt and pepper and bake for 15 min in a preheated oven at 220º, until the puff pastry turns golden brown. It is such an easy dish that you can solve a dinner without being canned.

CLARA trick. To make them more golden, brush the puff pastry with beaten egg before baking.

Asparagus salad with smoked salmon and strawberries

It's a super easy recipe to make that takes 15 minutes and only has 240 calories. And it is also quite inexpensive and has an irresistible look. With coordinates like these, there is nothing strange that we love. It is one of the demonstrations that easy and delicious diet recipes exist.

Scrambled eggs with asparagus with prawns

Sauté some asparagus for 2-3 minutes over high heat and reserve. In the same pan, sauté some prawns for a couple of minutes and reserve as well. Beat the eggs and add them to the skillet. Lower the heat to a minimum, stir and, when they begin to set, turn off the heat, add the asparagus and prawns, and mix well. It is one of the quick and easy recipes for when you don't want to complicate your life.

Vegetarian alternative. They are also very good with mushrooms or other mushrooms instead of prawns.

Asparagus salad with tomatoes and egg

Here's a warm salad that, in addition to being an easy and quick recipe (it takes just a few minutes), is delicious and is as light as it is nutritious. Cook an egg. Meanwhile, grill or grill some wild asparagus (or sauté some from the boat). Then, cut some cherry tomatoes in half (or some normal ones in slices) and grill them a little on the same griddle or grill and, finally, assemble the plate: with the tomatoes underneath and the asparagus and the egg on top.

In this version, we have put a poached egg, but you can put it as you like. Find out here how to cook a perfect egg step by step.

Asparagus with bacon

Preheat the oven to 180º. Meanwhile, wash some asparagus and remove the hardest part of the stem. Wrap them with a strip of bacon, place them in an ovenproof dish and bake for 12-15 minutes. You can serve them on a tomato mince and strawberries seasoned with oil and lemon juice. And complete with crumbled fresh cheese and slices of almonds.

Lighter. Instead of bacon, wrap them with cooked ham or cold turkey.

Zucchini noodles with asparagus

Bring salted water to a boil, cook strips of zucchini and wild asparagus for a couple of minutes, drain and set aside. In a frying pan with a little hot oil, brown some pine nuts, add minced garlic and tomatoes cut by the half, and cook everything together for a couple of minutes. Add the zucchini noodles and asparagus. Salt and pepper and stir for a few moments. Distribute them on the plates and decorate them with slices of aged cheese.

More showy. To make the zucchini and asparagus greener, just after cooking and before draining, cool them quickly in a bowl with water and ice cubes.

Asparagus cake, tomatoes and cottage cheese

While the oven is preheating to 200 °, line a 20 cm pie tin with a chilled puff pastry disc. Top with sautéed leek, sautéed asparagus and a few tomatoes cut in half. Salt and pepper, spread cottage cheese or another cheese cut into small cubes on top, sprinkle with a thread of oil and bake for about 25 minutes, until the puff pastry is golden. Garnish with aromatic herbs and serve. It's one of our easy and irresistible dinner ideas.

More ideas. It is also very tasty with diced ham.

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Asparagus with anchovies

Clean a bunch of asparagus by removing the hardest part of the stem and then peeling the rest with the help of a peeler. Wash them and cook them in a saucepan with a little water and salt for 10 minutes. Drain them and cool them in water with some ice cubes so that they recover their green color. Make a mince of chives, red and yellow peppers, and pickles. Group the asparagus three at a time, surround them with canned anchovy fillets, and serve with the picadillo and a vinaigrette.

To make the sauce. Grind 3 or 4 anchovies with a few drops of vinegar, a pinch of salt, another of sugar, a drizzle of oil and a little chopped parsley. More easy salad dips and vinaigrettes, here.

Asparagus with clams

Place half a kilo of clams in a container covered with water and plenty of salt for a few hours in a cool place to release the sand. Heat a frying pan with oil and sauté the tips of a bunch of asparagus and about 8 young garlic sprouts for 4-5 minutes. Add some grated ginger, a teaspoon of sesame seeds, and the drained clams. Pour in a glass of white wine, a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce and season with a pinch of pepper. Cover and wait for the clams to open. Sprinkle with plenty of chopped parsley and serve.

Without alcohol. If you prefer, you can substitute the white wine for a glass of fish stock.

Asparagus and ham omelette

Clean 1 bunch of asparagus by removing the stem bases and woody parts. Cook them in salty water for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness; they should be very soft. Drain them and chop them small. On the other hand, lightly fry a handful of cubes of cured ham. Add minced garlic and asparagus, and continue cooking for 2 more minutes, without letting the garlic burn. Crack 4 eggs and beat them. Add the previous preparation and cook them in a non-stick pan with a little oil, about 2 minutes on each side.

Vegetarian version. Dispense with the ham and replace it with garlic or mushrooms.

Salmon en papillote with asparagus and broccoli

In a papillote or in a silicone case, cook salmon fillets accompanied by wild asparagus, broccoli sprigs and tomatoes.

Other cooking. You can also make it in a baking dish, covered with parchment paper or aluminum.

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Boiled egg with asparagus and mushrooms

It is as simple as grilling or grilling wild asparagus (or sautéed canned ones) and sliced mushrooms and accompany them with Iberian ham and a boiled or soft-boiled egg.

To give it a special touch, you can add some sautéed pine nuts and a little Roquefort cheese.

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Cream of asparagus and mushrooms

First, cut a bunch of asparagus into chunks , and slice two or three handfuls of mushrooms. Then, you sauté an onion with a thread of oil over low heat. When it begins to be transparent, add the mushrooms and asparagus. You season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and cook until done. You add a glass of liquid skim cream. Let it cook over low heat for another 5 minutes and pass it through the blender.