White Asparagus Recipes For Spring (PHOTOS)

White asparagus is one of the spring ingredients we get most excited for. We love cooking with green asparagus as well, but there's just something that feels extra luxurious about the texture and flavor of white asparagus. Maybe it's that it gets along uncommonly well with butter.

Why is it white? Simple answer: white asparagus (or spargel in German, where it is highly coveted) grown underground, protected from sunlight, which means that chlorophyll never forms (you know, the stuff that turns regular asparagus green). This caused one of our editors to dub white asparagus "the vampire of the vegetable world," which is so awesome we can hardly stand it. Treated with nearly the same feverish excitement as our other spring harbingers -- ramps, fiddleheads and morels -- it tends to get gobbled up quickly by chefs and excitable home cooks alike. White asparagus season is fleeting, so let's enjoy it while it lasts.

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• White Asparagus With Lemon Pan Sauce

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://zisforzest.com/2010/05/28/white-asparagus/" target="_blank">White Asparagus with Lemon Pan Sauce from Zaida Photography</a></strong>

• White Asparagus Panna Cotta

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://almondcorner.blogspot.com/2011/05/white-asparagus-panna-cotta.html" target="_blank">White Asparagus Panna Cotta recipe from Almond Corner</a></strong>

• Creamy White Asparagus Soup

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/creamy-white-asparagus-so_n_1412484.html" target="_hplink">Creamy White Asparagus Soup</a> recipe</strong>

• Warm White Asparagus With Sauce Gribiche

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.zencancook.com/2012/04/warm-white-asparagus-with-sauce-gribiche/" target="_blank">Warm White Asparagus with Sauce Gribiche recipe from Zen Can Cook</a></strong>

• Dirty Gin Martini With Pickled White Asparagus Spears

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://fiveoclockcocktails.com/2012/05/23/the-dirty-gin-martini-with-pickled-white-asparagus-spears/" target="_blank">Dirty Gin Martini with Pickled White Asparagus Spears from The Five O'Clock Cocktail Blog</a></strong>

• White Asparagus And Broccoli Custard Tart

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.dallamiacucina.com/2012/10/white-asparagus-and-broccoli-tart.html" target="_blank">White Asparagus and Broccoli Custard Tart recipe from Dalla Mia Cucina</a></strong>

• White Asparagus Salad With Goat Cheese And Pickled Rhubarb

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/3930-white-asparagus-salad-with-goat-cheese-and-pickled-rhubarb" target="_blank">White Asparagus Salad with Goat Cheese and Pickled Rhubarb recipe from Food52</a></strong>

• White Asparagus With Tarragon Cream And Toasted Bread Crumbs

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://debishawcrossblog.com/archives/3137" target="_blank">White Asparagus with Tarragon Cream and Toasted Bread Crumbs recipe from Table Talk</a></strong>

• White Asparagus With Brown-Butter Vinaigrette

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/white-asparagus-with-brow_n_1412483.html" target="_hplink">White Asparagus with Brown-Butter Vinaigrette</a> recipe</strong>

• White Asparagus Tapas With Jose Andres

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