Recipe - Roasted Asparagus White Bean And Greens Sandwich

1 pn Salt; as needed
4 pound Asparagus
4 cup Arugula
6 tablespoon Olive oil; divided, see
variation
2 tablespoon Sliced fresh garlic
3 cup Cooked cannellini beans
2 tablespoon Sherry vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
One fourth cup Coarsely chopped Italian
parsley
One half cup Very thinly cut or sliced up sweet
onion
2 teaspoon Mustard seed
12 sl Multigrain bread

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Fill a
large bowl with ice water. Wash and trim asparagus; peel all but the
thinnest stalks. Drop asparagus into boiling water. Cook for 15 to 45
seconds, depending on thickness of stalks. Drain; plunge into ice water.
When cool, drain again. Wash arugula; spin dry. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a
heavybottomed pan. Add garlic; cook until it turns golden. Quickly add
beans, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Heat through; remove from
heat. Add parsley. Using a fork or potato masher, coarsely mash beans. If
needed, add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and keep warm. Toss blanched
asparagus with 2 tablespoons oil and salt and pepper to taste. Place on a
sheet pan; roast until lightly browned. Mustard seeds: Toast in a dry
skillet and crush. Toss arugula with onion, remaining 2 tablespoons oil,
mustard seeds and salt and pepper to taste. Toast bread in oven.

To assemble sandwiches, top 6 slices of bread with bean mixture, then
asparagus, then arugulaonion salad. Top with remaining slices of bread.

Note: For best results, use cooked dried beans rather than canned. Instead
of arugula, you can use other greens, like mache or even mesclun mix.

VARIATION: with 6 tablespoons oil 493cals, 18g fat (31%cff). With 6
teaspoons olive oil 413 cals, 9g fat (19%cff). With commercial fatfree
italian Salad dressing 378 cals, 5g fat (11% cff).

SOURCE: March 27, 1999: "Asparagus makes for a tasty sandwich" By Dave
Owens St Louis Post

NOTES : sl postnet

Recipe by: St Louis Post 1999

Posted to EATLF Digest by PatHanneman kitpath@earthlink.net on Apr 09,
1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.