Featuring marinated white beans and asparagus, it gets better as it sits, for up to a few days, its flavors melding together into one glorious, silky salad. You can certainly enjoy it on the eveni ...

While there are few vegetables that are perennials, asparagus is an exception. You can plant it once and enjoy it in your ...

and set the beans aside. In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil over medium-high heat and cook the asparagus spears for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife.

Peel the broad beans for a tender bite, and a vibrant green colour to go with the asparagus and other summery ingredients. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil. Add the beans and asparagus and ...

Remove foil and beans and brush the pastry all over with egg yolk. Return to oven for 5 minutes. Trim the tough stalks from the bottom of the asparagus and cook in salted water for 2 minutes.

An added bonus of growing asparagus is that it is one of the first crops which can be harvested in spring, long before we even plant warm-season crops such as squash, melon and green beans in ...