In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Wed 02 Mar 2005 12:09:18a, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > In article >,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:28:52a, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >>
> >> > So, dad bought 2 nice big beautiful bundles of Asparagus! I had a lot
> >> > of older produce that I really needed to use up first, plus there
> >> > were about 2 days worth of leftovers in the 'frige. It's been my
> >> > experience that, even at a good regulated 40 degrees, asparagus
> >> > starts to spoil after about 3 days. The tips (which are the best
> >> > part!) go first, then after about 5 days, the stems start going soft.
> >>
> >> This would never happen in our house. No matter what else was in the
> >> fridge or what was leftover, that asparagus would be lucky to last a
> >> day or two! Tilia I need not.
> >>
> >> Wayne
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > <grins> Normally that would be the way it would be here too... it's just
> > that the 'frige really was packed with too much other produce, and I
> > wanted to go and get some shrimp to go with it!
> >
> > Shrimp is faboulous with asparagus!
> >
>
> I used to serve a salad/starter of lightly cooked and chilled asparagus
> spears arranged on a bed of arrugula, topped with tiny boiled shrimp,
> dressed with a tarragon vinaigrette, and garnished with sieved or finely
> chopped hard-boiled egg, dusted lightly with paprika. Very simple, but
> everyone raved about it. I had forgotten all about it. I'll have to make
> it again.
Oh gods! Now you've gone and made me hungry! ;-)
I'd use the medium salad shrimp tho' as it tends to have more flavor
than the tiny ones IMHO?
And baby spinach leaves instead of Arrugula. I'm not sure why, but I
just cannot _stand_ arrugula! My mother adored it so we grew it for her,
but I don't even like the way it smells. :-P
How do you make your Tarragon vinaigrette? It sounds tasty!
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