{"id":62055,"date":"2023-05-11T15:52:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/fregola-asparagus-and-saffron\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:32:14","slug":"fregola-asparagus-and-saffron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/fregola-asparagus-and-saffron\/","title":{"rendered":"Fregola, asparagus and saffron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Fregola, asparagus and saffron is a colorful, light and delicious spring recipe featuring a special Sardinian pasta. It\u2019s an easy-to-make-at-home dish that bursts with the flavors of spring and focuses on just a few wholesome ingredients with a delicate touch of spice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by Daniel Zeilinga &#8211; the executive chef at F\u00e0ula Ristorante located in Piemonte\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/eco-sustainable-luxury-at-casa-di-langa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa di Langa<\/a> nestled amongst the wine regions of Barolo, Barbaresco, and the Alta Langa, this unprecedented recipe brings together fresh seasonal asparagus with fregola, the couscous style pasta from Sardinia known for its nutty flavor and irregular texture made from semolina flour and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-2.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-1.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                <\/style>\r\n\r\n                <div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\r\n                    <div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\r\n                        <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\r\n                           <div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"td-gallery-controls-wrapper\">\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-count\"><span class=\"td-gallery-slide-item-focus\">1<\/span> of 3<\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-prev-next-but\">\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-left doubleSliderPrevButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-right doubleSliderNextButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-1 \">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item1\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3.jpg\" title=\"Fregola, asparagi e zafferano-3\"  data-caption=\"Bright colors create a palate of tastes\"  data-description=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fregola-asparagi-e-zafferano-3-696x522.jpg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" alt=\"asparagi e zafferano\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1440;\">\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                            <figcaption class = \"td-slide-caption td-gallery-slide-content\"><div class = \"td-gallery-slide-copywrite\">The flavors of Sardinia<\/div><\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-2\">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item1\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item2\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item3\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \n<h2><strong>Fregola, Asparagus and Saffron: Ingredients for 4 people<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"ingredienti-wrapper\">\n            <div><strong>Fregola<\/strong>: 320 g<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Vegetable broth<\/strong>: 0,5 l<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Saffron pistils<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Wild asparagus or asparagine<\/strong>: 250 g<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Salt<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Pepper<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Oil<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Butter<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div><strong>Parmesan cheese<\/strong>: to taste<\/div>\n                <div class=\"share-ricetta-buttons\">\n            <a id=\"ingredientiCopyBtn\" data-ingredienti=\"Fregola: 320 g&#xa;Vegetable broth: 0,5 l&#xa;Saffron pistils: to taste&#xa;Wild asparagus or asparagine: 250 g&#xa;Salt: to taste&#xa;Pepper: to taste&#xa;Oil: to taste&#xa;Butter: to taste&#xa;Parmesan cheese: to taste&#xa;\" onclick=\"copiaIngredienti()\">\n                <div class=\"cucine-shortcut-icon\"><i class=\"tds-icon tdc-font-fa tdc-font-fa-copy-files tdi_2_267 td-fix-index\"><\/i><\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n<h2><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Toast the fregola in a saucepan as if it were risotto, then moisten with vegetable broth. Cook everything for 12 minutes: in the last few minutes of cooking, add the saffron pistils to the fregola, adjust for salt, and place the asparagus, chopped, uncooked, in the pot. Bring to a simmer. Then cream lightly with a knob of butter and two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese (the butter can be substituted with a little extra-virgin olive oil). Serve in a soup dish and garnish with raw asparagus to taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadilanga.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.casadilanga.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casa di Langa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fregola, asparagus and saffron is a colorful, light and delicious spring recipe featuring a special Sardinian pasta. It\u2019s an easy-to-make-at-home dish that bursts with the flavors of spring and focuses on just a few wholesome ingredients with a delicate touch of spice. Created by Daniel Zeilinga &#8211; the executive chef at F\u00e0ula Ristorante located in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":60836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15650,15654],"tags":[21499,21500,19194,18402],"class_list":{"0":"post-62055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-wine-en","8":"category-recipes-from-italy","9":"tag-asparagusrecipe","10":"tag-casadilanga-en","11":"tag-fishecipes","12":"tag-piedmonteserestaurants"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}