05-02-2008, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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Cooking asparagus
Occasionally I try to eat healthy, and have purchased asparagus for the first time. Am I supposed to boil and eat the entire stalk, or just the top half, or just the tips?
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05-02-2008, 07:46 PM | #2 |
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Just snip off the bottom part where it's not completely green and you can boil the rest, though I prefer to prepare it using steam.
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We usually break off the bottom where it naturally breaks. Then we boil them for just a couple of minutes so that they don't get soggy. Danimal likes his tossed with olive oil and salt. I usually just have mine plain.
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I enjoy grilled or sauteed in olive oil, as well.
if water must be involved, use a steamer to keep them crisp. I eat the whole stalk. My wife's family dips them in mayonnaise, which actually is not a bad idea, if, by not a "bad idea," you mean "an absolutely disgusting and horrible idea."
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Thanks kids. I steamed them and added a splash of lowfat Italian dressing, and they turned out alright.
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Same. I only will eat it in egg salad or potatoE salad.
I cant stand it on a sandwich. And I am certainly not dipping my veggies in it.
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05-02-2008, 09:52 PM | #10 |
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You are not supposed to eat it...you are supposed to just lick it until it dissolves away. Let us know what you think.
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