asparagus

Let the traditional ingredients and techniques guide you, but keep everything fresh and modern, like this elegant asparagus with challah croutons.

This white asparagus with bottarga butter will change the way you view this spring produce staple. Make it while you can!

Did you know that we have a ton of spring asparagus recipes that need a new home in your kitchen? Pick up a bunch and get crackin!

Ready to learn how to make rice and dal pancakes? Beloved Washington DC Indian eatery Rasika will show you how it's done.

Looking for a late night nosh or light lunch-ish-type-mea? There’s plenty of options here for you, like these prosciutto and asparagus rolls.

This greens and bread salad from chef and food writer Erin French is full of our favorite vegetables of the season. Enjoy!

This roast pork bowl with bulgur wheat, asparagus and cherry tomatoes will be an an instant favorite of everyone at the dinner table.

Make a spring grain bowl to celebrate the bounty of one of our favorite seasons on the farm, with this new cookbook from Andrea Bemis.

Go green! There's no better time to make any of these beautiful spring salads, specially selected to be most delicious right now.

Change up your dinner game with renowned food writer and test kitchen master Melissa Clark. Dinner tonight is asparagus polenta with burrata.

The most popular new book about salad and only salad comes from British restaurateur John Vincent and food writer Jane Vincent. Leon Happy Salads brings the recipes from the beloved London produce palace straight to your own kitchen. Remember: A boring salad is not a happy salad.  Shaved egg and Parmesan crisps are a revelation.Reprinted with…

Lidgate’s has been a family-owned London mainstay for 160 years, so trust third-generation restaurateur Danny Lidgate to showcase the very best meat Holland Park has to offer. His new recipe collection is a juicy tribute to the cuisine that made his family famous. Grab a knife and dig in!We always look forward to the English…

If the only thing keeping you from eating more vegetables in interesting ways is not owning chef and former Eataly vegetable butcher Cara Mangini’s new cookbook, you’re in luck — it’s out, and it’s awesome. Fresh produce is front and center in this inventive collection of recipes, so pick up a chef’s knife and get chopping.This is…

If the only thing keeping you from eating more vegetables in interesting ways is not owning chef and former Eataly vegetable butcher Cara Mangini’s new cookbook, you’re in luck — it’s out and it’s awesome. Fresh produce is front and center in this inventive collection of recipes, so pick up a chef’s knife and get chopping. Radishes…

When your salad cookbook is endorsed by Yotam Ottolenghi, you know you have a winner. New Zealand chef and restaurateur Peter Gordon’s new recipe collection is an homage to the fresh and seasonal (of course) but also to the leftovers, scraps and “now or never” ingredients in the fridge that minimize waste with beautiful results. This…

When spring asparagus shows up at the markets, we go a bit mad for the emerald green shoots, throwing them in just about anything, including this creamy risotto studded with jewel-like pancetta. Cook’s Note: The thickness of asparagus can vary greatly throughout the year.Pencil AsparagusThe first crop to hit the markets is often the pencil-thin asparagus…

In a world where it's always summer somewhere, it's nice when the season finally hits home. For chef Justin Walker of Earth at Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine, summer comes late. That doesn't mean he isn't excited about the treasures sprouting out of the restaurant's garden and his own farm, however. "The best part about…

While the American South may be the acclaimed master of all things meat, there’s no excuse for passing on the produce. From picnic sides and pickles to fresh garden salads, soups and desserts, the fruit and vegetable bounty of the South is beautifully represented in The Southern Vegetable Book, a new collection from author, writer and TV personality…

The Basque country of Northern Spain is one of the most celebrated culinary regions in the world. With deceptively simple, rustic dishes created from humble, high-quality produce and local ingredients like eggs, olive oil, salt cod, cheese and bread (to say nothing of the jamòn), this is one part of the world where you're guaranteed to…

The great thing about a pizza crust is it even looks like a blank slate! And that’s just what it is, which is why you should pick up a copy of culinary author Suzanne Lenzer’s new book, Truly Madly Pizza. Whether you’re going for a carnivore’s dream or lightening up with roasted vegetables and herbs, a…

Hungry for something new? Look no further than a cookbook by renowned chef April Bloomfield, of NYC’s Spotted Pig and the Breslin. Her latest cookbook, A Girl and Her Greens, highlights vegetable-focused cuisine. Get in season with delicious spring asparagus and fresh pasta — this recipe will jump-start your spring cooking repertoire.  This entire dish is right out…

Anyone else see the first asparagus of the spring popping up in markets? We had a collective mini-meltdown of happiness when those generous bundles of sharp points and slim stalks edged out the fibrous fatties, so we’re celebrating with our eight favorite asparagus recipes. Expect these on our dinner tables until September or so. Bonus…

This recipe is part of Crispianity: a column devoted to all foods crispy and crunchy, two of the most underappreciated attributes of a great dish. Author Adeena Sussman is a food writer and recipe developer, pairing here with her photographer friend Evan Sung. Sussman’s most recent cookbook, coauthored with Lee Brian Schrager, is Fried and True: More Than…

You can invent all the sauce for all the asparagus in the world, but nothing will top the oozing golden yolk of a perfectly poached egg. Cut through the richness with a drizzle of fresh lemon-herb dressing and serve as a first course or light lunch — we'll take you through it in our step-by-step…

Whether you're vegetarian, eating light or observing Meatless Monday, a recipe by Peter Berley is guaranteed to satisfy. We've borrowed a few recipes from his award-winning cookbook, The Flexitarian Table, so you have every reason to expand your healthy cooking repertoire. Try this seasonal asparagus preparation as a simple salad or side. While thick asparagus are great…

After one of the coldest, wettest and most extreme winters across the country, it’s no surprise we are getting giddy for spring. As the weather slowly starts to warm up, the season of new life has begun to show its face, and what better place to witness this change than at the farmers market, or…