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May 27, 2007
Rescue Asparagus
Last night at the dinner party, I hear my hostess say, "I am going to compost these asparagus bottoms."
She reached for the compost container, holding the asparagus bottoms.
"Stop! We'll take them! MR will eat them!"
She didn't hear me, so I said more loudly and insistently, "Stop! Stop what you're doing right now! We'll eat them! Rescue the asparagus!"
We took home no less than 502 grams of asparagus! Nearly the entire stalk, it seemed to me, of two bunches of asparagus. Today I whipped them up in a chilled soup for MR's lunch.
It's a variation on Enlightenment Soup, but fit for a hot day (it was ninety here today!)
502 g asparagus bottoms, the woody parts
41 g red onion
45 g shiitakes
1/2 cup Magic yogurt (nonfat plain organic, Butterworks Farms)
1 teaspoon EVOO
no salt organic veggie broth
Boil the broth and onions. Boil the asparagus bottoms and onion for about five minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for an hour or two. Add shiitakes, yogurt and evoo. Serve un-hot.
I added some eggwhites for protein and a side of brussels sprouts with oil, plus hazelnuts.
502 g of nutrient packed asparagi that would have gone into the composter had I not been in the right place at the right time...
Posted by april at May 27, 2007 4:31 PM
Comments
Did you puree them? The woody ends are usually pretty tough, and I'm hardy enough to eat the shrimp shells/tails.
Posted by: RG at May 29, 2007 12:49 PM