Asparagus

This is asparagus season. It seems that everybody and his brother has a small asparagus stand in front of the house. As I drive to work, I pass several and I buy a lot of asparagus.

Like many vegetables, asparagus can be eaten raw. It can also be cooked. You can steam it, boil it, or grill it. A few years ago I discovered roasted asparagus which is my favorite way of cooking it. Here's the recipe:

Sesame Roasted Asparagus
36 asparagus spears
1 1/2 tsp. dark sesame oil
1 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
1/8 tsp. black pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Snap off the tough ends of the asparagus spears. Combine asparagus and remaining ingredients in a jelly roll pan turning asparagus to coat. Bake at 450 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Turn once. Makes 4 servings.

Now what do you do with roasted asparagus? Well, you can just eat it with your favorite potatoes or rice and fish or meat. You can also make roasted asparagus quiche. Find a simple quiche recipe and add the asparagus. Sunday, we has roasted asparagus and cheddar cheese omelets for breakfast. I'm sure you can think of lots of other uses.

Eat lots of asparagus. The season will be over too soon.