8 Recipes To Celebrate Early Asparagus Season

Anyone else see the first asparagus of the spring popping up in markets? We had a collective mini-meltdown of happiness when those generous bundles of sharp points and slim stalks edged out the fiberous fatties, so we're celebrating with our 8 favorite asparagus recipes. Expect these on our dinner tables until September or so. Bonus points for getting your hands on spargle, that delicious white asparagus that just begs for a poached egg.

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