Italian Asparagus

photo by Derf2440


- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh asparagus spear
- 3⁄4 cup chopped tomato
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1⁄8 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄8 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated parmesan cheese or 2 teaspoons asiago cheese
directions
- Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
- Remove scales from stalks with a knife or veggie peeler, if desired.
- Arrange asparagus in a veggie steamer over boiling water.
- Cover and steam 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp tender, keep warm.
- Combine tomato and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
- To serve, spoon tomato mixture over asparagus, sprinkle with cheese.
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Reviews
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great recipe and pretty too! I used 3/4 C canned chopped tomatoes, parboiled asparagus for a couple min. In 9x13 pan arranged asparagus and put tomato mixture across middle. 10 min, at 400. Come summer I will use fresh tomatoes and herbs and not warm it in oven. Great with trout almondine and brown rice.
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Really good and very different from anything I've had in the past. Was making recipe #112206 (Scoozi's Pollo Al Limone) and needed a side veggie. This paired VERY well without stealing the show. The flavors were nice...I love tomatoes and asparagus. Next time I may add a bit of garlic into the process. I roasted the asparagus in the oven first after spraying them with a garlic/EVOO spray rather than steam. Would do this again as well. Delicious and highly recommended. Will make again.
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This was the recipe I chose for my first time of making asparagus. (I wasn't even sure what "scales" were till I bought some.) I used the ingredients as listed, though I didn't measure, I just threw in amounts that looked right to me. The results were wonderful, no leftovers, we all ate seconds. Now I have a new vegetable dish; wow. Thanks!
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