# Fresh asparagus!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 27, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470 "2009-04-27T05:10:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/1 "2009-04-27T05:10:31Z")
Thanks to a few hot days, my asparagus patch is sending up nice thick stalks. I like them raw in salads, or made into soup, also in omelets or just as a side dish.
What else can I do with asparagus?
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### Author:  [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/2 "2009-04-27T05:14:28Z")
Toss in Balsalmic or Asian salad dressing, let marinate for about 10 minutes, put in basket or make a little “raft” with bamboo and grill!
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### Author:  [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/3 "2009-04-27T05:25:12Z")
I like steaming them and drizzling a little honey over them before serving.
I’ve been meanin to try an asparagus risotto. I saw a recipe for it on tv and found it online, it looks really good.
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### Author:  [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/4 "2009-04-27T05:53:43Z")
I like to serve a lemon butter sauce over my asparagus. Its very easy.
Melt a little butter in the microwave. Add lemon juice & zest to taste.
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### Author:  [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/5 "2009-04-27T05:56:40Z")
I love asparagus with black bean sauce. I don’t know the exact recipe off the top of my head, but you basically stir fry some rinsed chopped black bean beans, add a metric shit ton of green onions, garlic, and ginger with hot pepper flakes and stir fry. Add this to some parboiled asparagus and rice and you’ve got delicious dinner.
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### Author:  [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/6 "2009-04-27T06:19:47Z")
I put a brush butter and lemon on asparagus and then grill it.
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### Author:  [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/7 "2009-04-27T14:44:05Z")
Roasted!
Lay them out on a Pam-ed sheet. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and fresh parmesan. Roast them at ~400ish for awhile (at least 45 minutes). The tops get almost charred and they are amaaaaaaazing.
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### Author:  [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-asparagus/494470/8 "2009-04-27T17:03:20Z")
Cook any way you like. Top with a sauce of equal parts melted butter and dijon mustard, plus fresh ground black pepper to taste.