Recently @lovely.logic and I picked our asparagus that was emerging from the ground. Picking it early before it forms leaves is when its best for eating. So with a few stalks in hand we got to making a dish. We are growing two kinds of asparagus "Jersey Giant" and "Purple Passion" The green ones tend to get bigger but I think the smaller Purple ones are great too. You can see our happy kale plants behind forming flowers. Most of it is flowering but a few are just forming leaves, we will collect some of them.
Our kale did very well this year as well, the solitary mason bees, carpenter bees and honey bees all feeding on the flowers. There were a few plants that did not bolt (form flowers) so we picked some of that kale to go together with our dish we would cook. We have had the kale for a few years now, and amazed how easy it grows and drops its own seeds. It is a plant you can just add to your garden and forget about and it will flower and form more
We used some of of the stalks on the kale and cut up the leaves as well. The asparagus was trimmed at the bottom getting rid of the most dense parts of the stalk. Otherwise it will make them quite hard to chew up.
Cutting the asparagus into small pieces it will cook faster, the kale does not need long at all to cook so @lovely.logic had some precise cuts to make sure it all cooks good. I leave it to them to cut it all up. I am not as consistent with the cuttings so best for them to do it.
The way we cook them is in a pan with some lemon juice. The acid helps to break down the leaves as they cook on the stove.
After a few minutes of stirring and cooking they start to steam and cook off some of the water stored in the plants. Being so fresh it released a lot of water.. Nothing is better than fresh veggies, picked no longer than one hour from time of cooking.
Once it was all cooked we served ourselves some on plate, I added some salsa rice, kimchi and some pork to my plate. I enjoy using my smoker and bbq to cook most of my meat, and then save it through out the week to consume with my meals.
My mayonnaise and some mustard was on the side of my plate for dipping. We were quite satisfied by how well the asparagus and kale came out. We ate it all up and our bodies felt really good consuming food directly from our own garden. We are looking forward to enjoying more, and glad we tried growing this plant even if we had to wait a few years to grow before we could consume any.
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This year is the 4th year since we planted asparagus for I am hoping we get a nice early summer harvest or chutes that are big enough. Had I known it took up to 5 years to mature to where they were good to harvest, I may not have planted them where I did!
Now we have a bunny nest right where the asparagus is so who knows.
Dishes look great man!
Hah yeah its hard to wait for so long, but once they get established and strong you should have spears for a long time.
thanks!
looks delicious
it was quite tasty....
There's nothing better than homegrown.
I wasn't aware of how large the asparagus grows, I'm used to seeing them all nicely bundled in market. I usually make mine as a side dish with a cheese sauce and a little Parmesan cheese as a topper at the end.
Bon appetit, this looks delicious. I'm not sure how this is possible as I've never had kale yet. I'll need to remedy that at some point.
So true, and yeah I was suprised too... they will grow up to around 6 feet if you let them. crazyness...
Oh man you got to try Kale, its so easy to grow and its quite tasty when fresh.. I eat it raw and cooked.
What a heart healthy meal!!!
Sure is, fresh veggies are the best for us.
This asparagus looks like a plant we call "hospital too far". It is called that name because it give blood. Scrumptious meal I guess.
hmm.. well I have yet to hurt myself cutting it. Guess others have not been so fortunate.
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That looks yummy!
hehe yeah it was!
I'm soo hungry now.
hah if you lived closer I would offer you some :-P
I have never tried growing my own asparagus before.
Now looking at your nice fresh asparagus, I will have to try growing my own.
Oh cool, give it a try if you have the space.. and remember you need to let it grow a few years before consuming.
Ok. Thanks. I didn't know that it has to grow few years before consuming.
Yep... got to give it time to grow up big and strong
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I think there is no better satisfaction than making food with ingredients grown in your yard that were planted and taken care of by you. Nice!
Sure is, all that hard work goes directly into the food we grow so its really good investing time in care for your plants you eat.
This looks good. I love vegetables added to most of my dishes and righty said by you, nothing is better than eating fresh veggies from ones garden.
So true, its best picked from your own yard.
Vegetables are always a thing for me. And now your recipe entails them all. @solominer you did well in getting this delectable piece.😁
Yeah they sure are for us too.. and glad they came out tasty.
thank you
Anytime, @solominer 🙌
They are very lucky to be able to grow their vegetables at home. Your vegetables look great, I congratulate you. I love asparagus, but here in Venezuela you can hardly get them and when you do, they are almost never fresh 😢 I send you many blessings 🙏
Thanks a lot, yep I am glad I did.
Hah yeah the yield just keeps increasing.