Green eggs
Spring? ...green...
Easter? ...eggs...
Among many recipes I started writing in these days to post on my blog before Easter, this is the one that inspired me most. The colours, the ingredients and the simplicity of preparation, make it a perfect dish to serve as an appetizer or if you're having Easter brunch.
I don't know if I'll have time to finish writing the rest of my Easter recipes before Easter, because there's still so much to do around the house, but I'll certainly complete them, maybe after the holidays are over.
Eggs with Asparagus Filling
(6 servings):
6 eggs at room temperature
12 asparagus
150 g robiola cheese (use cream cheese or ricotta or mix of both if you can’t get any)
pink pepper grains
salt
Put the eggs into a pot with cold water and cook for 9 minutes from the moment the water starts boiling.
Cool them in cold water, peel and cut in half lengthwise. Remove the egg yolks and set the whites aside.
Wash and clean the asparagus. Cut off and discard the lower white part, cut off the soft tips as well.
Boil the tips for 3 minutes, take them out with a slotted spoon and set aside. Then boil the rest of the asparagus for 5 minutes, take them out with a slotted spoon and put shortly in a bowl with cold water so they stop cooking and keep the nice green colour.
Chop them and put in a blender cup with the cheese, egg yolks and salt. If it appears too dense, add a bit of heavy cream (the recipe called for 5-6 tablespoons, but I didn’t find it necessary, as the mixture would have become liquid.
(*robiola cheese)
Mix well, transfer the mixture into a pastry bag and fill the egg white shells.
Decorate with the asparagus tips (if they’re very thick, cut them in half lengthwise) and the pink pepper grains and serve on a plate with some curly lettuce.
(Ricetta tratta da Cucina Moderna.)
Un antipasto carino, veloce e, naturalmente, primaverile. Dimenticavo, è anche delizioso.
Uova con la crema di asparagi
(per 6 persone):
6 uova tenute a temperatura ambiente
12 asparagi
150 g di robiola
pepe rosa secco
sale
Rassodate le uova immergendole in acqua fredda e cuocendole per 9 minuti dall’ebollizione.
Passatele poi sotto l’acqua fredda per fermare la cottura, sgusciatele, tagliate a metà nel senso della lunghezza ed estraete i tuorli dai mezzi albumi.
Lavate gli asparagi, eliminate la parte legnosa e tagliate le punte separandole dai gambi.
Lessate in acqua bollente salata prima le punte per 3 minuti, scolatele con una paletta forata e sistematele in un piatto.
Poi lessate i gambi nella stessa acqua per 5 minuti, scolateli, immergeteli in acqua fredda, sgocciolateli bene e tagliateli a tocchetti.
Frullate nel mixer i tocchetti di asparagi con i tuorli, la robiola e un pizzico di sale. La ricetta diceva di aggiungere anche 4-5 cucchiai di panna, ma non era assolutamente necessaria, il composto era abbastanza morbido e con la panna sarebbe diventato veramente liquido.
Trasferite il composto in una tasca da pasticciere con la bocchetta larga a stella, distribuitelo nei mezzi albumi e guarnite con le punte degli asparagi, i grani di pepe rosa e qualche fogliolina di insalata riccia.
Proljeće... zelenilo... Uskrs... jaja. Pa evo onda sve u jednom malom ukusnom zalogaju. Poslužite ih kao predjelo.
Kuhana jaja s punjenjem od šparoga
(za 6 osoba)
6 jaja sobne temperature
12 šparoga
150 g sira robiole (ili krem sira ili pomiješajte ricottu i krem sir)
sol
ružičasti papar u zrnu
kovrčava salata za posluživanje
Stavite jaja u posudu s hladnom vodom i kuhajte 9 minuta od trenutka kad voda provrije.
Ohladite ih u hladnoj vodi, ogulite ljusku, prerežite napola po dužini i izvadite žumanjke.
Operite šparoge, odrežite i odbacite donji bijeli, drvenasti dio. Odrežite vrhove i skuhajte ih 3 minute u ključaloj malo posoljenoj vodi. Izvadite ih rupičastom žlicom i stavite na tanjur. Skuhajte ostatak šparoga 5 minuta u istoj vodi, izvadite pa nakratko uronite u hladnu vodu, a zatim ocijedite.
Narežite kuhane stapke šparoga i stavite ih u blender zajedno sa sirom i žumanjcima, posolite po ukusu i izmiksajte sve skupa.
Stavite smjesu u vrećicu za ukrašavanje i napunite polovice bjeljanjka. Ukrasite vrhovima šparoga (ako su deblji, prerežite ih napola po dužini) i zrnima ružičastog papra, poslužite s korvrčavom zelenom salatom.
Izgledaju prekrasno, svježe i proljetno. I šparoge koje proviruju ispod pokrivača i crveni papar maksimalno dotjerano i veoma lijepo, pravi ukras na stolu.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try them. But I gotta say, I don't think mine are gonna look that good, lol...
ReplyDeletesono splendide e chissà che buone!!!! asparagi e robiola... una meraviglia!
ReplyDeleteUn amore.
ReplyDeleteE poi, con i miei adoratissimi asparagi!
un'altra buona idea per farcire le uova. Ciao. Lisa
ReplyDeletequest'idea me la segno! ho sempre farcito le uova con il tonno! mi sembra un'ottima variante! baci
ReplyDeletebella la ua variante..dai colori al sapore..segno subito e ti porgo i miei auguri du Buona Pasqua..baci
ReplyDeleteYou know, I never thought to use anything like vegetables instead of deviled egg filling for eggs like this. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteSuperrecept, tamam sam se pitala što napraviti s jajima, a da mi ne budu dosadna,:) šparoge obožavam!
ReplyDeleteUhhhhh, kako dobro izgledaju! Ideja sa crvenim paprom za dekoraciju ti je mrak, ukrast ću je :))))
ReplyDeletePravi prolecni recept :)
ReplyDeletewow great recipe and lovely snaps
ReplyDeletehappy Easter
Love your recipe! Edible spring on a plate - Beautiful to look at and hearty to eat :)
ReplyDeletebas ti hvala za ideju, obozavamo punjena jaja i ovo je bas novo za mene!
ReplyDeleteHy Dajana,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful clicks with lovely presentation...wonderful space you have...glad to follow u. Do drop in at my blog sometime...
Odlična ideja,ja voli zelenu boju u tanjiru...i već mi je pomalo dosadilo ono klasično punjenje!Jel imaš recept i za devil egg?to jođ nisam probala a vidim svi ih hvale...:)
ReplyDeleteTotally delicious! You cook so good!
ReplyDeletec'est magnifique, ça doit être excellent
ReplyDeletebravo et bonne journée
jaja izgledaju sjajno,sviđa mi se ova nježna pastelna zelena :) sretan uskrs!
ReplyDeleteThese are so unique! I love them!! They would be great for the April Side Dish round-up since the challenge is Spring vegetables! Happy Easter! XO
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea--asparagus and eggs are such natural companions. Just never had them in this way. Lucky for me, there's still some asparagus in the kitchen, and the hens are laying like mad...
ReplyDeleteI made these too (from your recipe) and the flavor is wonderful!!! Such a nice change from the typical deviled egg recipe
ReplyDeleteEh no anche questo bel piattino in verde non poteva scappare ;) grazie mille, aggiorno la lista, un bacio
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