Spring vegetables are welcome as they come into season and are often prepared in usual ways. These recipes add a few variations without changing the flavors that have been long awaited.
Roman Asparagus starts with blanching the asparagus stalks. They go into a baking dish with balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese and strips of prosciutto ham. It finishes under the broiler.
The asparagus is also cooked first for asparagus with Blue Cheese. Croutons and butter are the only other ingredients.The dish bakes 20 minutes.
Sweet Pea Salad is an old recipe featuring the bright flavor of fresh peas. Celery, cucumber, sweet pickles, hard-cooked eggs and walnuts are the remaining ingredients. A note with the recipe said the young children enjoyed shelling the …show more content…
Wash and trim asparagus; cook in boiling water with salt until just tender. Drain thoroughly; place in shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese, then croutons. Dot with butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves four.
Sweet pea salad
1 1/2 cups fresh peas
3 hard-cooked eggs
2 stalks celery
1 small cucumber 3 sweet pickles
1/2 cup walnuts
Salad dressing or mayonnaise
Chop eggs, celery, cucumber and pickles. Combine with peas and walnuts, using enough dressing to moisten. Makes four servings.
Mushroom casserole
12 slices bread
Butter
1 pound fresh mushrooms
3 to 4 scallions, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups white sauce
Cut crusts off bread; butter and cut into 1-inch cubes. Place half of bread in buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Slice mushrooms; saute in butter. Stir in scallions and mayonnaise; mix and pour over bread. Top with remaining bread.
Mix eggs and milk; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Make white sauce; pour over casserole. Bake at 325 degrees for one
Roman Asparagus starts with blanching the asparagus stalks. They go into a baking dish with balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese and strips of prosciutto ham. It finishes under the broiler.
The asparagus is also cooked first for asparagus with Blue Cheese. Croutons and butter are the only other ingredients.The dish bakes 20 minutes.
Sweet Pea Salad is an old recipe featuring the bright flavor of fresh peas. Celery, cucumber, sweet pickles, hard-cooked eggs and walnuts are the remaining ingredients. A note with the recipe said the young children enjoyed shelling the …show more content…
Wash and trim asparagus; cook in boiling water with salt until just tender. Drain thoroughly; place in shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese, then croutons. Dot with butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves four.
Sweet pea salad
1 1/2 cups fresh peas
3 hard-cooked eggs
2 stalks celery
1 small cucumber 3 sweet pickles
1/2 cup walnuts
Salad dressing or mayonnaise
Chop eggs, celery, cucumber and pickles. Combine with peas and walnuts, using enough dressing to moisten. Makes four servings.
Mushroom casserole
12 slices bread
Butter
1 pound fresh mushrooms
3 to 4 scallions, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups white sauce
Cut crusts off bread; butter and cut into 1-inch cubes. Place half of bread in buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Slice mushrooms; saute in butter. Stir in scallions and mayonnaise; mix and pour over bread. Top with remaining bread.
Mix eggs and milk; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Make white sauce; pour over casserole. Bake at 325 degrees for one