Italian Asparagus

Name: Italian Asparagus
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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

Submitted by Derf2440

"Love asparagus!! From Cooking light"

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 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

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.

sarahj
Hi Derf, I loved this, I had to change oregano to basil because I am alergic, but it didn't affect the recipe at all. We loved and i will be making it again. Its a keeper. Thanks for posting.

Dancer
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.

RedVinoGirl
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!

Josh Indiana
Thanks for a fun way to eat asparagus! I used basil in addition to the oregano and thyme. It was great.

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