Sausage, Asparagus, and Rice

Mmmm.. Spring is here and that means asparagus! A visit to my local farmers market yielded a lovely bunch of the green spears, along with some fresh locally made chicken sausage among other treasures.

This dish was very simple, the sausage was just grilled over medium heat. The asparagus was also grilled in foil packets with a small pat of butter, whole garlic cloves, and smoked sea salt.

The rice was made to do double duty for this dish and also to make burritos to freeze for lunch the next few days. Here is the "recipe" I used:

1 1/2 cups rice
1/2 onion diced
1 small tomato diced
Dash of the following to taste: garlic powder, pepper, cumin, cayenne, creole seasoning, salt.
3 cups water
1 bullion cube (chicken or veggie)
2-3 tbsp olive oil

Sauté onion in oil until softened, then add tomato and sauté another 4-5 min.
Add rice and spices and sauté about one min, until fragrant.
Add water and bullion cube and bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
Cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20 min.

There is a nice very simple dish, especially since you can make the rice in advance because this recipe makes enough to do double duty with another recipe. Speaking of, the rice was *perfect* in the bean burritos I made and froze, perfect for taking to work and heating up whenever I get a chance for lunch!

I hope you enjoyed my first food related post! Please share if you would like and I would love comments and feedback! If you try the recipe out let me know how you liked it. Happy eating!