6 asparagus with ginger and herbs Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

garlic cloves, thai sweet chili sauce, ginger, fresh grated, dill pickles, sliced, lime , juice and zest, rice vinegar, soy sauce or 1 tbsp fish sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, sugar or 1 1/2 tsp honey, cabbage, finely shredded, fresh asparagus (tough ends discarded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces blanched or microwaved for 1 minute), frozen green pea, scallion, sliced, carrot, grated, celery, diced, red bell pepper (sliced very thin or diced ), fresh cilantro (choose 1 or a mix) or 1/2-1 cup fresh basil (choose 1 or a mix) or 1/2-1 cup fresh mint (choose 1 or a mix), fresh herb (optional), dry roasted peanuts (optional), sesame seeds (optional), cucumber, diced (optional)

fresh asparagus , trimmed of woody ends, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic, minced ginger, sugar, sesame seeds, herb infused oil

roasted garlic herb fettuccine (pappardelle s), beef stock, cornstarch , dissolved in some stock, canola oil, gingerroot, minced, garlic cloves, minced, beef round steak, cut in strips, red bell pepper, cut in strips, green onion, chopped, asparagus, blanched and chopped, fresh basil, cut in thin strips