12 basic asparagus Recipes

basic pizza dough, asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces, olive oil, seasoned diced tomatoes, genoa salami , slivered, goat cheese, crumbled, chili flakes (optional), cornmeal

head broccoli or 1 head cauliflower or 1 head asparagus, ice water, olive oil (optional) or butter, just to cover bottom of pan (optional), pine nuts, toasted (optional), seasoning salt , to taste (optional), garlic cloves, sliced and sauteed till tender (optional)

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

asparagus , the thicker the better, salt (for boiling water)

basic boiled asparagus ,recipe folows, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, truffle oil, your favorite mayonnaise, recipe courtesy james peterson , author vegetables, asparagus , the thicker the better, salt (for boiling water)

basic boiled asparagus (recipe above), wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste

asparagus , medium-sized, recipe basic pasta, rolled to thinnest setting on pasta machine, salsa balsamella, pesto sauce (see below ), grated pecorino sardo, bread crumbs, pine nuts, fresh basil leaves , preferably picolo fino, garlic, peeled, sea salt, freshly grated parmigiano, freshly grated pecorino, ligurian extra virgin olive oil

eggs, melted unsalted butter, plus more for the pan, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, whole milk, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, kosher salt, grated gruyere, asparagus, unsalted butter, shallots, sliced, dry white wine, cooked chicken, tomatoes, chopped basil, plus more leaves for garnish, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

sushi rice, nori, avocado, carrot, eggplant (grilled japanese ), tofu (made crisp by frying), tomato, cucumber (chinese -without seeds, or regular is also ok), asparagus, aburage (inari tofu skins), wilted spinach, bell peppers , julienned, scallions , julienned, snow peas , julienned, black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds/salt combination, sushi rice, television food network , g.p.), short grain rice, water , plus 1/4 cup, rice vinegar, sugar, salt

escolar fillets (about 6 oz each), oil, salt, freshly ground white pepper, diced peeled white potatoes, olive oil, fresh baby morel mushrooms, cleaned, pencil asparagus, blanched and cut into 1 inch pieces, red currant tomatoes, stemmed, chopped fresh parsley leaves, basic butter sauce, fresh mild herb leaves , such as basil, tarragon, chervil, chives, and flat parsley leaf, drizzle olive oil