{"id":7579,"date":"2010-06-04T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=7579"},"modified":"2013-09-02T17:25:42","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T21:25:42","slug":"asparadillas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=7579","title":{"rendered":"Asparadillas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently I made a batch of tasty asparagus enchiladas. It\u2019s been so hot lately that I don\u2019t have the heart to post the recipe, however! Presumably we\u2019ll have a cooler spell before summer sets in permanently.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In the meantime, here\u2019s a recipe that doesn\u2019t involve turning on the oven. It\u2019s easy to boot. And it\u2019s extremely toothsome.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I recommend it with all the options, but one of my tasters felt the Prosciutto was out of place (too Italian for a southwestern sandwich) so I am\u00a0exercising caution\u00a0in my recipe writing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Asparagus Quesadillas<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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canola or peanut oil as needed for light frying
\n1\/4 red onion, thinly sliced
\n1\/2 pound asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces and blanched for 1 minute
\nlots of freshly ground pepper
\n4 small flour tortillas
\n1\/2 to 1-1\/2 cups grated cheese (cheddar, Monterey Jack, or a blend)
\n4 slices Prosciutto (optional but good)
\nchopped cilantro to taste (ditto)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Instructions:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In a small saucepan heat a small amount of oil and saut\u00e9 the slices of onion until they brown around the edges\u2014about 10 minutes over low to medium heat. Stir in the asparagus, and toss for a minute or two. Grind pepper over the combination and toss again. Remove from heat.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In a larger pan or griddle place a small amount of additional oil and let it heat up. Place the first tortilla in the oil, let it heat for just a moment, and then flip it over. Toss on cheese to taste plus a quarter of the asparagus mixture.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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At this point you may add a slice of Prosciutto (for a sort of Italian-American quesadilla) or a little cilantro (for a more Mexican-American quesadilla). Or you may leave well enough alone.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Fold the tortilla in half to seal the quesadilla, and make sure it is brown on both sides.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Remove it from heat and keep it warm while you repeat the process with the remaining tortillas.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Serves 4.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Recently I made a batch of tasty asparagus enchiladas. It\u2019s been so hot lately that I don\u2019t have the heart to post the recipe, however! Presumably we\u2019ll have a cooler spell before summer sets in permanently. \u00a0 In the meantime, here\u2019s a recipe that doesn\u2019t involve turning on the oven. It\u2019s easy to boot. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3,1606,605],"tags":[1211,1210,502],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7579"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10560,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7579\/revisions\/10560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}