Asparagus Terrine Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan and gently saute the onions until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the Cognac, remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Combine the ground pork, liver and ground veal in a large bowl. Add the onion mixture, breadcrumbs, herbs, quatre-epices and eggs. Mix well. Sprinkle with plenty of salt and pepper. Fry a patty of it to check for seasonings and adjust if necessary.
• Thinly slice the pork fat and line a 10-by-2 1/2-inch terrine mold with the slices, slightly overlapping them and allowing it to hang over the edges. Pack the meat mixture into the terrine and press down evenly. Fold the overhanging strips of fat over the top and add a few more slices if necessary to cover the top. Cover the top with a piece of parchment paper, then cover the terrine with foil.
• Put the terrine in a roasting pan and pour around enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the terrine. Place in the oven and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the water bath and cool completely. Place a brick on it and refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Lay the asparagus on a long double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat. Spread the spears into a single layer. Fold the edges of the foil to make a tray. Roast in the oven for 5 minutes. Carefully toss the spears with tongs and roast just until tender and tips begin to brown, about 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with the zest, salt, nutmeg, and pepper, to taste, and toss to evenly distribute. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Oil the sides and bottom of a 5 × 9-inch loaf pan and set aside together with an unoiled loaf pan the same size.
• Trim the root ends and tops from the leeks (save 10 tender green inner leaves from the tops), leaving about 1 inch of dark green leaves.
• Cut the leeks in half lengthwise and rinse under running water, gently separating the layers to remove dirt. Rinse the reserved inner leaves and set the leeks aside.
• In a 4- to 5-quart pan, bring the tarragon, salt, and stock to a boil over high heat.
• Add all the leeks, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until tender when pierced, about 15 minutes. Remove the leeks from the pan and drain, reserving the cooking water.
• Add the zucchini and asparagus to the pan and let boil for 4 minutes. Remove and drain.
• Layer the vegetables in the prepared loaf pan, beginning with the leeks, until all the vegetables are in.
• Set the other loaf pan on top of the vegetables and fill with 4 pounds of weight to weigh them down. Canned goods or dried beans work best.
• Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 2 days to firm.
• Prepare the dressing: In a blender, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, pepper, and salt. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• When ready to serve the vegetables, remove from the refrigerator and pour off any liquid that has accumulated. Remove the weighted pan, and with a very sharp knife, gently cut the loaf crosswise into 10 slices.
• Using two spatulas, lift out the slices to a platter or individual salad plates. (Though more difficult to slice, the terrine is handsome inverted onto a platter. Cut carefully.) Top with the dressing and season with salt.

Steps:

• Blanch the asparagus in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until bright green and just tender.
• Remove and plunge into cold water, drain well.
• Finely chop the white section of the leeks to give 1 cup.
• In a large pan, melt the butter, add white leeks and cook for 2 minutes or until soften, cool.
• Slice the green section lengthwise into long ribbon like leaves.
• Blanch in boiling water for 1-2 minutes or until softened, then plunge into cold water, drain well.
• Combine with the Philly, salmon, rind, juice, horseradish, and seasonings in a large bowl until combined.
• Line an 11cm x 21cm loaf pan with plastic wrap.
• Layer the leek ribbons across the pan ensuring they overlap by 1 cm.
• Spoon half the Philly mixture evenly into the pan, top with the asparagus spears, then spoon in the remaining Philly.
• Fold the leek ends over the filling to enclose, trim if necessary.
• Chill until firm.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Serve sliced.