{"id":4391,"date":"2018-04-12T12:50:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2023-05-30T10:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:46:07","slug":"asparagus-bruschetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=4391","title":{"rendered":"Asparagus Bruschetta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOthing screams spring like Asparagus.<\/p>\n<p>My relationship with asparagus has been one of love-hate. There are very few vegetables I dislike, and for the longest time it was asparagus, perhaps every time I had asparagus it was cooked badly. When I married my husband he always asked for asparagus when they showed up in the market and asked if I could make it for him. So I learnt to properly prepare asparagus. He loved what I made and it somehow grew on me too. My favorite methods are lightly grilled, quick stir fry and blanched.<\/p>\n<p>Blanching is one method I really like, specially in this recipe. Blanching retains the bright color of the vegetable, stems are tender whole still some crunch crisp texture. Then topped with a slightly piquant tomato salsa and a delicious olive oil drizzle these babies are addictive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4395 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555-758x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555-758x1024.jpeg 758w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555-768x1038.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/08590BF9-1784-4989-BA1F-F21D27EA3555.jpeg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4396 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/817DE5B1-E348-4E80-BD98-05F89365D1DB.jpeg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><u><b>ASPARAGUS BRUSCHETTA<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb about 1\/2 kg Asparagus, tough ends trimmed (preferably skinny asparagus)<\/li>\n<li>Water for blanching<\/li>\n<li>10-12 oz cherry tomatoes, diced into quarters or halves (it\u2019s a bit of work but looks so pretty)<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00a0small red onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup green olives, pitted and chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup basil leaves chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, as needed<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon chili flakes or as you like<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon sumac<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themediterraneandish.com\/product\/sumac\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3 tsp fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>A generous drizzle of your very best extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large saucepan, bring 6-8 cups of water to a boil. Have a large bowl of ice cold water next to it<\/li>\n<li>When water comes to a rolling boil, drop the trimmed asparagus. Cook\u00a0<label class=\"directions-label\" for=\"directions--0\">until tender, 3 to 4 minutes (depending on thickness).\u00a0<\/label>Remove with tongs, or drain in a colander, and immediately transfer to ice water for 1 minute to stop the cooking process.<\/li>\n<li>Drain, pat with a paper towel and set aside to cool down or chill in the fridge until ready to serve.<\/li>\n<li>To make the tomato bruchetta topping: In a mixing bowl, add the diced tomatoes, red onion lemon juice and chopped herbs. Season with salt, pepper, chili flakes and sumac. Add a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Mix and set aside so flavors will develop.<\/li>\n<li>On a large platter arrange the asparagus top ot with the tomato mixture add more herbs and olive oil as needed and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4394 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1E2EDA15-F414-468D-BBA6-49117617A6D7.jpeg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOthing screams spring like Asparagus. My relationship with asparagus has been one of love-hate. There are very few vegetables I dislike, and for the longest time it was asparagus, perhaps every time I had asparagus it was cooked badly. When I married my husband he always asked for asparagus when they showed up in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=4391\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[201,928,233,1880,303],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-small-bites","category-asparagus","category-italian","category-side-dish","category-spring","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4391"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10675,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391\/revisions\/10675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}