Showing posts with label spring recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring recipes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Spring Has Sprung

Happy Sunday.  Hopefully Spring is beginning to bloom depending on where you live.  If that's not the case, fret not because last night I came across a spring-inspired dish that will whet your appetite for the season.  


Two of my favorite vegetables, asparagus and fennel, get dressed up with some chopped capers and a light lemony, mustard seasoning courtesy of Bon Appétit magazine.  The recipe pairs it with halibut which I may choose if it's available at the market today.  Enjoy!






by Ivy Manning
Thinly shaving the asparagus gives the familiar vegetable a new look—and a delicate taste. Because the asparagus is shaved so thinly, there is no need to cook it.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
ingredients
Salad:
4 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons drained capers, chopped
3/4 pound asparagus spears (about 1 bunch), trimmed
1/2 cup thinly sliced fennel bulb (preferably shaved with V-slicer)
 
Whisk lemon juice and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil, then add capers. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.
Place 1 asparagus spear flat on work surface. Using vegetable peeler, shave asparagus into long thin strips. Place asparagus strips in medium bowl with shaved fennel. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.


Read More 
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/printerfriendly/Slow-Roasted-Halibut-with-Shaved-Asparagus-and-Fennel-Salad-358230#ixzz1Hqdfgbny