#spring veggies

[thefoodarchivist]

Making a fresh spring veggie orzo salad

[foodfuck]

vegan bean stew with spring veggies

[hazelandglazed]

8. Pasta Verde (To Celebrate Spring, Goddammit)

These pasta are filled with Spring green vegetables: peas, asparagus, whatever you want to add to the mix, and the good thing? You can do it all year long with frozen veggies if you so choose!!

Plus, I added some salmon to have a complete dish, but you really don’t have to ;)

Ready?

Go!

Ingredients

Some sort of pasta (spaghetti or tagliatelle are my first choice, but really, if all you have is macaroni, go with it)

Asparagus

Peas (I prefer Garden peas, which are a bit larger than regular peas, but that’s just me)

Edamame or Fava beans 

One shallot, diced, plus a teaspoon of butter

One lemon

One salmon fillet per person, shredded*

A spoonful of cream

Salt, Pepper, Turmeric

*If you use fresh salmon, great, you can just leave it be until the end of the recipe. If you use frozen salmon, you’ll need to just put it in the microwave around 45 seconds (in 2 rounds, trust me). You should season it too, whichever the state you use it in.

Cook all the greens in a pot of salted boiling water, with a large wedge of lemon, for 2 minutes, counting when it starts boiling again. Once you strain it, if available, add two ice cubes and leave it to the side.

In a large pan, melt the butter, add some salt, some pepper and a teaspoon of turmeric. When it all forms a sauce of sort, add the diced shallot until it becomes almost translucent.

Then add your veggies and leave it there until it all looks shiny and, well, delicious. Turn off the heat.

(Truth is, you could stop there, but a complete meal also has the protein and one feculent, ergo, pasta)

Cook your pasta just shy of all dente.

Add the spoonful of cream into your veggie pan, with the salmon.

Before you strain the pasta, take some of that pasta water into the pan to make the sauce more homogeneous.

Strain the pasta

Add it to the pan and mix delicately until everyone has gotten acquainted with each other.

Add some lemon juice, and fix the seasoning to your taste.

Bon appétit!

(This dish can be prepared in large quantities and frozen again for later use ;))

[hqcreations]

HqCreations on Twitter

“Looks like the previous homeowners’ efforts has left me with a small patch of fresh asparagus! What a delightful Spring surprise~”

I never thought asparagus was worth growing given this effort of time investment they take, but the taste of these fresh homegrown stalks were incomparably good! Also the amazing this is, these didn’t make my pee smell weird...sorry tmi?

[sialiasnest]

Chicken Nuggets with Delusions of Grandeur and Spring Veggies

Toss teeny thin baby asparagus with olive oil, salt and garlic powder. Broil until just slightly charred. Set aside to cool.

Cut carrot and broccolini stems into small circles, microwave until just cooked. Set aside.

Whisk some white wine, onion powder, Dijon mustard, dried thyme, salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk in some olive oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified. Set aside.

Cut chicken breast into bite size chunks. Dredge in a mixture of flour/salt/thyme/onion powder. Pan fry until just cooked through. (Set few pieces aside for the sauce/veggie -phobic member of your family who is having plain whole carrots for their veg tonight because life's too short to argue about this sort of thing and more saucy veggies for me anyway.)

Put the veggies into the pan with the chicken, drizzle the sauce over everything, toss to coat. Adjust seasonings. Add a splash more wine (or water or stock) if needed to glaze everything nicely, or a little flour if you need to thicken it. (If you do, let it simmer for a minute to cook the starch and thicken the sauce.) Take off the heat. Add a teaspoon margarine (or butter) and stir. Plate, and then drizzle balsamic syrup over it.

Remember to take a photo next time. Because this looked like restaurant food, and tasted like it too.

But it disappeared so fast . . .

[treecraftdiary]

Rice - Spring Orzo Risotto This simple but stunning recipe transforms orzo pasta into a delicious risotto with the aid of fresh spring vegetables like peas, zucchini, and asparagus.

[foodfuck]

[thefreshaussie]

garlic shrimp & spring veggie stir-fry

It’s not new news that a diet rich in plant-based foods is good for us. Sadly many people, for whatever reasons, have a diet lacking in the necessary nutrients that fruits & veggies offer. Enter garlic shrimp & spring veggie stir-fry. Fifteen minutes & minimal effort is all it takes & you’ll be munching on a steaming bowl of beautiful fresh asparagus, sugar snap peas, zucchini & shrimp flavored…

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