It’s Asparagus season!….Tasty Spring Recipe for You
It is Asparagus season and that means it is Spring!
Did you know that asparagus is a member of the lily family?! Do you know what other common foods come from the lily family?
The first person to give the complete list in the comment section below will be announced next week as the 'Vegetable Smartie'.
Besids being yummy the asparagus plant is very long lived, lasting up to 15 years!
Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans liked asparagus as much as we do and ate it when in season.
Asparagus root is used to treat urinary as well as kidney and bladder stones. In Ayurvedic medicine a type of asparagus is used as a tonic. It has a reputation of being an aphrodisiac so it is known as "lady with the 100 husbands".
Asparagus is one of the most nutritionally balanced vegetables; it is full of nutrients! It is a very good source of vitamin K, the B vitamin folate, vitamin C, vitamin A and also numerous B vitamins (B1, B2, B3 and B6) as well manganese, copper, phosphorus, potassium and protein. It contains No Cholesterol or Fat, is low salt and has less than 4 calories per spear.
One of the special things about asparagus is that it contains a carbohydrate called inulin that we don't digest but the friendly bacteria Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, do. Good amounts of inulin promote the growth and activity of these friendly bacteria thus making it difficult for unfriendly bacteria to grow in our intestines.
• The easiest way to get asparagus into your diet is to eat it raw; simply cut it up and add to your salad.
• Another simple thing to do is to just steam it for a few minutes and it is done.
Here is a simple recipe from my next e-book which we will be releasing soon. Be on the lookout!
Asparagus with Lemon Juice
Ingredients:
1 pound asparagus, washed, trimmed, and cut diagonally into 2 inch lengths
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 lemon juiced
Dash of Spike seasoning
Directions:
1. In a large frying pan over low heat, heat the olive oil
2. Add Asparagus and cover and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add Spike and stir cook an additional 1 minute.
4. Add lemon juice stir well and serve.
This recipe combines the GOODNESS of asparagus with all the good nutritional benefits of LEMON. Lemon is so good for you that we will be creating its own posting soon.
Feel free to leave your comments – and your answer to our 'lily' question below.
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10 Responses to “It’s Asparagus season!….Tasty Spring Recipe for You”
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Onions, shallots, artichokes
The lily family is asparagus, chives, garlic, leel(aster), onion, and sparsparilla
that is leek
Gosh, it is looking like George is going to be the winner unless anyone can come up with more…there is one more that I can think of.
Must say I had not heard of sparsparilla, then I realized it was a spelling thing so the name is sarsaparilla.
I found out that Native Amazonian people have used sarsaparilla to improve their virility and to treat problems associated with menopause.
Caution though as this is a medicinal herb:
Sarsaparilla can cause nausea and kidney damage; large dosages taken over long periods of time must be avoided at all costs.
I don’t know too much about the veg but my answer is
onion , garlic, leek, & chives.
You are right John but I have to say that George did discover more then you did so it looks like he is the winner of the ‘Vegetable Smartie’ contest unless anyone comes up with the one that has not been found out yet……good thing I am not in the running.
[...] You can see his answers in the comments section of Diana’s article and recipe on asparagus [...]
Okay, I guess I better say the one lily family food that is missing….lily bulbs.
Lilium bulbs are starchy and edible as root vegetables, although bulbs of some species may be very bitter. Their texture and taste are similar to a potatoes.
Caution: Many varieties of lily are toxic to cats, causing acute renal failure even in small amounts.
When you decide to cook up some lily bulbs make sure they are the edible type and the best way to do that is to go to a Chinese vegetable store where they sell them.
ayurvedic medicines really work and it is cheaper than conventional medicines too.,,,
i tried ayurvedic medicines and chinese medicines and both are great`’: