This is a simple recipe for delicious, tender, young asparagus. We love it! Plus we can use up abundant spring cream. 🙂
And the lemon brightens and enhances the other flavors, just like in 30-Minute Smashed Baby Potatoes With Lemon & Tarragon.
As I’m sooooo out the door to homeschool testing, I’m going to leave my introduction at that. Take my word for it, you’ll love this dish!
Lemon Cream Asparagus
Ingredients
- 2 bunches asparagus 6 to 8 inches long, young, thin -- ends snapped off if they are at all woody
- pure water
- grass-fed butter
- sea salt
- pepper
- Lemon Cream see below
Instructions
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Prepare a steamer with boiling water.
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Add asparagus to the steamer and allow to steam 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but still bright green.
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Don’t over cook!
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Toss with butter and salt and pepper to taste.
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Drizzle Lemon Cream over individual servings.
Lemon Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- dash sea salt
- dash black pepper
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients and refrigerate.
How do you prepare tender, spring asparagus?
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Hi Wardee,
I’d love it if you would share this or other GAPS related posts on the brand new GAPS Friendly Fridays! http://theliberatedkitchenpdx.com/gaps/gaps-friendly-fridays-1/
-Joy
I wish other people in my house liked asparagus so I could try this recipe 🙂 Have a great weekend Wardee!
@MOLM, is there a spring veggie that your family loves? Serve that on the night you make the asparagus–double favorite veggie for them, and lots of asparagus goodness for you!
This sounds so fresh and decadent at the same time. Always looking for new ways to do asparagus, thanks!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have tons of asparagus and love anything lemon and creamy. I am going to try it with light sour cream, thanks.
Looking forward to making this. I have loads of fresh asparagus. It sounds delicious.
sigh, Asparagus season is almost at an end.
sigh, Asparagus season is almost at an end.
I live in a country where they don’t sell sour cream so I usually stir fry my asparagus with some sesame oil, then season with salt and pepper. I really have to find out how to make sour cream myself because your recipe sounds delicious and I also love it on a baked potato.