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Asparagus En Papillote
Mar 18Superfoods for better living!
I prepare food based on culinary traditions from around the world. The dishes are healthy, full of flavor and enriched with the vitality of the freshest local ingredients.
Springtime is an ideal time to jump start your health by adding the wonders of the early Spring “super foods” to your diet. At local markets across the country, the farmers are bringing in their bounties–a reflection of the powerful, regenerative energy of the earth. Every Sunday I marvel at the variety of freshly harvested produce at my local farmer’s market in San Diego–the Hillcrest Farmer’s Market. One of my spring favorites, organic asparagus, disappears early, so I try to arrive before the large crowds and am always thrilled to find I haven’t missed them.
Asparagus, one of the healthiest vegetables, acts as a diuretic and is full of vitamin K and folates. It helps to lower blood pressure, reduces arthritic inflamation, promotes cellular rejuvenation and has anti-cancer properties. The perfect resume for a vegetable.
Otherwise known as “baked-in-parchment,” en papillote is a wonderful method for cooking vegetables quickly while infusing flavor and retaining nutrients. I thought we would cook my treasured asparagus en papillote for a quick lunch. The entire process took 30 minutes and that included preheating my Wolf oven to 400 degrees convection. If you do not have a convection oven, preheat it to 425 degrees.
3 Responses to “Asparagus En Papillote”
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Maria said on March 18th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I love asparagus, one of my favorite things about spring!
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Yvonne Moulton said on June 6th, 2010 at 11:02 am
What is blanched almond flour? Is it blanched when you purchase it?
Thank you.
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George said on June 8th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Blanched almond flour is blanched almonds ground to a fine meal. Whole foods and other groceries carry it. You can also purchase it directly under the name of almond meal/flour at Bobs Red Mill
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