Another yummy dish. The seared cod was served atop the delicate flavors of spring with fresh asparagus in a light lemon-mustard vinaigrette. The asparagus was blanched, then tossed with fingerling potatoes and radishes. The radishes "cooked" when tossed with the warm asparagus and potatoes. The recipe called for capers to be added to the vegetables, but I forgot to put them in. The meal was tasty without them.
I learned that Asparagus is actually the young shoot of a small shrub that is harvested before its flesh becomes woody. The "leaves" are actually early branches that, if the plant was allowed to grow, would shoot off the main trunk of the shrub.
In Turkish, the name for asparagus is "Kuskonmaz", which literally translates to "bird can't land." In looking at the plant, one can see that a bird cannot perch on an asparagus tip.
Fingerling potatoes are native to South America. There were brought to Europe during the colonial period and became a food staple, especially in French cuisine.
In Turkish, the name for asparagus is "Kuskonmaz", which literally translates to "bird can't land." In looking at the plant, one can see that a bird cannot perch on an asparagus tip.
Fingerling potatoes are native to South America. There were brought to Europe during the colonial period and became a food staple, especially in French cuisine.
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