This spring pasta salad (Short Girl, Tall Order) is made with canned artichokes and a basil lemon vinaigrette. Use plastic-free pasta and serve with vegan Parmesan (conventional Parmesan is not even vegetarian, as it contains calf rennet).
Asparagus may make your pee smell, but it’s small sacrifice for great taste! Keep these recipes away from pets due to unsafe ingredients like garlic, onion and spices. Read more on keeping people & pets safe in the kitchen.
The word ‘asparagus’ comes from the Greek for ‘asparagos’ which means to ‘sprout’. The spears are hand-picked so it’s not the cheapest of vegetables, but it’s one of the tastiest. To prepare, bend the stalk to snap it then eat the tender top part, and use touch woody parts in soups, stocks and stews.
Grown for thousands of years, asparagus traditionally coated with Hollandaise sauce. Try this recipe for plant-based hollandaise sauce made with oat cream, chickpea flour, broth, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper.
To buy asparagus, look for plump firm stalks with the tips tightly closed. Ideally spears should be chilled or be sold standing in fresh cold water. Whether the asparagus is white, green or purple – ensure it has a bright colour (not faded).
You can eat asparagus raw, though you’ll need a good vegetable peeler to make ‘ribbons’. Keep fresh asparagus in the salad drawer, stored in a (loosely covered) jug of cold water.
