{"id":42606,"date":"2019-04-10T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=42606"},"modified":"2019-04-10T08:31:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:31:05","slug":"on-your-table-a-hearty-taste-of-spring-asparagus-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=42606","title":{"rendered":"On Your Table: A hearty taste of spring, Asparagus soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Cathy Branciaroli<\/strong>, <em>Food Correspondent, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9345\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/asparagus-soup-4_2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9345\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/asparagus-soup-4_2019-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">: It\u2019s spring and asparagus leek chowder is on the menu for weekday supper.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Steamed, saut\u00e9ed, roasted or grilled &#8212; asparagus takes on differently delicious qualities depending on how you cook it. Roasting and grilling turns asparagus almost sweet. Steamed, it retains the heart of its natural flavor.\u00a0 Please, please don\u2019t boil these lovely stalks.\u00a0 That\u2019s how they often get cooked beyond all recognition and loses a lot of their healthfulness.\u00a0 Did you know that one serving provides 100% of daily vitamin K needs not to mention being with packed with vitamins A, C, E and B-6, as well as iron, copper, calcium and fiber?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many people prefer pencil-thin asparagus spears as their delicate texture makes them great for salads and even eaten raw. But the thicker ones are more flavorful and they stand up better to cooking methods like grilling. In any case, be sure to break off the tough wooden ends by bending the spear a few times to find a place where it breaks easily. You don\u2019t really need to peel them unless you\u2019re going for a smooth look or eating the spears raw.<\/p>\n<p>This quintessential spring vegetable might be available at the grocery all year long, but it\u2019s only during the season that these stalks are as flavorful and tender as they should be.\u00a0 Now that spring has officially arrived, what better time to showcase them as a meal\u2019s centerpiece.<\/p>\n<p>A reliable asparagus dish that\u2019s easy to make is a chowder pairing leeks and potatoes with the flavorful spears.\u00a0 Leeks make a great partner. An underappreciated member of the allium world, they lend a fresh sweetness to dishes and a lively grassy color.\u00a0 The potatoes add heft to the soup.\u00a0 What\u2019s not to like about this for a spring dinner?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Steamed, saut\u00e9ed, roasted or grilled &#8212; asparagus takes on differently delicious qualities depending on how you cook it. Roasting and grilling turns asparagus almost sweet. Steamed, it retains the heart of its natural flavor.\u00a0 Please, please don\u2019t boil these lovely stalks.\u00a0 That\u2019s how they often get cooked beyond [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[12066,7426,7008,275],"class_list":["post-42606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-asparagus-soup","tag-featured","tag-fresh","tag-spring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42606"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42607,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42606\/revisions\/42607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}