European Recipes:Italian recipes: Asparagi Di Campo (cold Marinated Asparagus)

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       Title: ASPARAGI DI CAMPO (COLD MARINATED ASPARAGUS)
  Categories: Salads, Italian, Appetizers, Vegetables
       Yield: 4 servings
 
     3/4 sm Onion, minced
            Salt
   1 1/2 ts Capers, rinsed & chopped
       1 ts Lemon juice
            Salt & pepper
       1 ea Mint leaf
       1 lb Thin asparagus
 
   Place onion & salt in a bowl large enough to hold the asparagus.  Mix
   well & let steep for 30 minutes.  Add the capers, lemon juice & mint
   leaf & marinate for at least 1 hour.  Mix thoroughly from time to
   time.
   Meanwhile, bring an asparagus cooker to a boil & cook the asparagus
   until tender but still crisp, about 3 minutes.  Drain.  Toss the
   still warm asparagus with the marinade & add salt & pepper.  Toss
   gently & serve.
 

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