May is the start of the British asparagus season! If you haven’t done so before, this year try and get some ‘just picked’ asparagus from a farm shop or farmer’s market. Fresh asparagus is so sweet and delicious it needs hardly any cooking.
I just blanch it for 2-3 mins in boiling water and serve with a knob of creamy salted butter. Once you have tasted asparagus this fresh and unadulterated I promise you will never buy the air-freighted stuff again – by the time it gets to your plate much of the natural sugar has turned to starch and the texture has become woody rather than crunchy. So disappointing!
If , like me, you could eat asparagus all day everyday during the season (May-June) then I urge you to check out the recipes at the British asparagus website – they really had my mouth watering.
The site has some cool facts about asparagus too – apparently it boosts your sex drive, assists weight loss and detox, and is also great for nails, skin and hair. Traditionally eaten with the fingers, it is also a seductive eating experience!
What are you waiting for? Find some fresh British Asparagus and put a spring in your step this month!
