Asparagus, with its vibrant green spears and delicate flavor, pairs wonderfully with the earthy aroma and nutty taste of morels. Add a touch of tarragon, with its anise-like notes, and you have a dish that is both elegant and rustic. Asparagus with morels and tarragon is a classic spring dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer or main course. The key to making this dish is to use fresh, seasonal ingredients and to cook the asparagus and morels properly. With a few simple steps, you can create a dish that is sure to impress your friends and family.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ASPARAGUS WITH MORELS AND TARRAGON
This dish is a French classic, a combination of strong, uncommon flavors that could have been designed to go together. Combining dried and fresh mushrooms is a reliable way to transfer the exotic flavor of truly wild mushrooms to tamer domesticated ones. Using the soaking liquid for the morels makes it certain that none of their essence goes to waste.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories side dish
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put morels, porcinis or both in a bowl with very hot water to cover; soak until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain morels and reserve soaking liquid. Cut morels in half; if porcinis are large, chop them roughly.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; when butter is hot and foam has subsided, add shallots and reconstituted and fresh mushrooms to pan. Cook until shallots soften and fresh mushrooms have released their liquid and it has cooked off, about 10 minutes.
- Add asparagus and 1/2 cup reserved liquid to pan. Bring liquid to a boil, cover, reduce heat so mixture simmers, and continue cooking for another 2 to 4 minutes, or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Add cream and tarragon or chervil and continue cooking, uncovered, until sauce thickens slightly and asparagus is tender, about 4 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 224, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 716 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ASPARAGUS WITH MORELS AND TARRAGON
Categories Citrus Herb Mushroom Onion Vegetable Side Sauté Vegetarian Spring Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook white and green asparagus separately in a 5- to 6-quart pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until just tender, about 5 minutes for white asparagus; about 3 minutes for green asparagus.
- Transfer asparagus with a slotted spoon to a colander and rinse under cold water (to stop cooking), then drain again. Pat dry.
- Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté shallots, stirring, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add morels and sauté, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add asparagus, tarragon, salt, pepper, and remaining 3 tablespoons butter and sauté, stirring, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Serve immediately.
FETTUCCINE WITH ASPARAGUS, MORELS, AND TARRAGON
Categories Cheese Duck Herb Mushroom Onion Pasta Vegetable Vegetarian Quick & Easy High Fiber Spring Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- If using dried morels, place in 2-cup measuring cup and pour enough hot water over to reach 2-cup mark. Let soak until soft, pushing down occasionally if morels rise to top, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid; add enough water to measure 1 1/4 cups if needed. Cut large morels in half.
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and fresh or reconstituted morels; sauté until shallots are tender, about 6 minutes. Add asparagus and 1 1/4 cups broth (if using fresh morels) or reserved soaking liquid (if using dried morels). Bring to boil, cover, and cook 2 minutes. Stir in cream and 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon. Simmer uncovered until sauce thickens slightly, about 4 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta and return to pot. Add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and sauce; toss. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon tarragon. Serve with remaining Parmesan cheese.
MY FAVORITE ASPARAGUS
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Set up a grill for even medium-high heat. If using a charcoal grill, build coals evenly along the bottom.
- Whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice and zest in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Place the asparagus, endive and onions on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Place on the grill and cook, turning once, until tender-crisp and lightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve drizzled with the dressing and topped with the tarragon leaves, if using.
ASPARAGUS WITH MORELS AND TARRAGON
Steps:
- Put morels, porcinis or both in a bowl with very hot water to cover; soak until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain morels and reserve soaking liquid. Cut morels in half; if porcinis are large, chop them roughly.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; when butter is hot and foam has subsided, add shallots and reconstituted and fresh mushrooms to pan. Cook until shallots soften and fresh mushrooms have released their liquid and it has cooked off, about 10 minutes.
- Add asparagus and 1/2 cup reserved liquid to pan. Bring liquid to a boil, cover, reduce heat so mixture simmers, and continue cooking for another 2 to 4 minutes, or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Add cream and tarragon or chervil and continue cooking, uncovered, until sauce thickens slightly and asparagus is tender, about 4 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
ASPARAGUS, ARTICHOKE, AND MUSHROOM SAUTE WITH TARRAGON VINAIGRETTE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories side-dish
Time 27m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the Vegetable Saute: Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and the garlic and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and asparagus to the pan and cook until tender. Add the artichoke hearts and season with salt and pepper, then cook until the artichoke hearts are heated through. Remove the skillet from the heat, then add in the tomatoes and stir to warm them up.
- For the Tarragon Vinaigrette: Combine the oil, vinegar, tarragon, salt and pepper in a glass screw-top jar. Seal the jar and shake vigorously to mix the vinaigrette.
- Toss the vegetables with the vinaigrette and serve.
ASPARAGUS WITH MORELS
Make and share this Asparagus With Morels recipe from Food.com.
Provided by chia2160
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- cook asparagus separately in boiling water or in microwave until tender, 3-5 minutes.
- refresh under cols water.pat dry.
- heat 3 tbsp butter in large skillet, add shallots and cook until softened. add morels and saute 5 minutes more.
- add asparagus, tarragon, salt and pepper and continue cooking until heated through.
- add remaining butter and remove from heat.
- stir in lemon juice and garnish with tarragon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 88.8, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 3.5, Protein 5.1
ASPARAGUS WITH MUSHROOMS AND TARRAGON
This recipe is so simple, healthy, and yummy! It is based on one I found in Gourmet Magazine (May 2007). They recommend using morel mushrooms, but the recipe works just as well with any kind of mushroom. If you don't have tarragon, you can use fresh basil instead. If you can find the white asparagus, you can use 1 pound of the white asparagus and one of the green for a lovely presentation. If you do use the white asparagus, cook it for a little longer (about 5 minutes) in a separate pot.
Provided by blucoat
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook asparagus separately in a 5- to 6-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer asparagus with a slotted spoon to a colander and rinse under cold water (to stop cooking), then drain again. Pat dry.
- Heat 1/2 the butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté shallots, stirring, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add asparagus, tarragon, salt, pepper, and remaining butter and sauté, stirring, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.2, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 200.4, Carbohydrate 9.4, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 3.2, Protein 4.5
CHICKEN, MOREL MUSHROOM & ASPARAGUS ONE-PAN PIE
Cook up a spring chicken and asparagus pie using seasonal morel mushrooms. This hearty one-pan dish is a fresh new take on the classic chicken pie
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- If you are using dried mushrooms, heat the stock and soak them for 10 mins, then remove them, strain the liquid and set it aside. If you're using fresh mushrooms, clean them thoroughly before using. Set a couple of the nicest-looking morels aside to decorate the top of the pie, and halve the rest.
- Heat half the butter in a skillet and fry the halved morels for 3-4 mins or until wilted. Scoop them onto a plate and set aside. Heat the remaining butter and gently cook the shallots in the pan with the thyme and bay. Once softened, stir in the flour and cook for 1 min or until you have a sandy paste.
- Pour in the sherry and sizzle, then carefully stir in the strained soaking liquid (or 200ml chicken stock if you've used fresh morels), followed by the crème fraîche. Season well and bring the sauce to a gentle simmer. Add the chicken and poach in the sauce for 10 mins or until the chicken is just cooked through. Remove the bay, stir through the asparagus, tarragon and fried morels, then remove from the heat.
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 8. The pastry needs to sit on top of the ingredients, so if your pan is too deep, use a pie dish instead. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin, then cut the pastry to fit the pan or dish, and drape it over the pie mixture using a rolling pin to help you. Liberally brush with egg, season the pastry with flaky sea salt, and pop your reserved morels on the top. Bake for 20 mins or until the pastry has puffed and is a deep golden brown. Leave tor rest for 5 mins before serving straight from the pan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 699 calories, Fat 50 grams fat, SaturatedFat 27 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 24 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
RISOTTO WITH ASPARAGUS AND MORELS
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, quick, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Scoop the dried morels up from their soaking liquid and squeeze them, letting them drain back into the bowl. Follow by straining the soaking liquid through several layers of cheesecloth and then rinse the morels under running water before slicing them.
- Prepare the fresh morels. Rinse the morels quickly under cold running water and dry them with paper towels. Slice the tops and stems. In a small skillet, soften the shallots in one tablespoon of the butter over moderate heat. Add all the mushrooms and the strained soaking liquid, cover and cook gently for five minutes. Meanwhile, bring the chicken stock to a slow simmer.
- Heat one tablespoon butter and the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet and add the rice. Cook, stirring, until the grains are coated with the butter. Add a cup of the hot stock and cook, stirring frequently, until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Add the mushrooms and season them with salt and pepper to taste, and add the white wine.
- When the liquid has evaporated, add the asparagus, reserving the tips in another one-half cup of the stock. Continue adding the stock, one-half cup at a time as the rice absorbs the liquid, stirring continuously. Add the asparagus tips after the rice has cooked for about 12 minutes, and continue adding the broth, one-half cup at a time, stirring frequently. Continue adding liquid and stirring until the rice is creamy and tender, but just slightly al dente. Correct seasoning, stir in the Parmesan cheese and the remaining butter and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 606, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 80 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 20 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1226 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose fresh, plump asparagus spears. Look for spears that are bright green and have tightly closed tips. Avoid spears that are wilted or have brown spots.
- Trim the asparagus spears. Cut off the tough, woody ends of the spears. You can also peel the spears if desired.
- Cook the asparagus spears quickly. Overcooking will make them tough and stringy. Blanching or steaming are good methods for cooking asparagus quickly.
- Use a variety of cooking methods. Asparagus can be grilled, roasted, sautéed, or even eaten raw. Experiment with different methods to find your favorite way to enjoy asparagus.
- Pair asparagus with complementary flavors. Asparagus pairs well with a variety of flavors, including lemon, garlic, butter, Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
- Serve asparagus immediately. Asparagus is best served fresh and hot.
Conclusion:
Asparagus is a delicious and versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed in many different ways. With its delicate flavor and tender texture, asparagus is a welcome addition to any meal. Whether you're serving it as a side dish, main course, or even as a snack, asparagus is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a healthy and delicious vegetable to add to your meal, reach for asparagus. You won't be disappointed!
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