{"id":1619,"date":"2019-01-17T05:22:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T05:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:04:31","slug":"perogies-with-asparagus-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/perogies-with-asparagus-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Perogies with Asparagus Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--WPRM Recipe 1621--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Perogies with Asparagus Pesto<\/h2>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-image\" src=\"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/aSPARAGUS-PESTO-150x150.jpg\" \/>\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<ul>\n<li>1 bag  Pelmen Foods Potato &amp; Cheddar Cheese Perogies*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Asparagus Pesto:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb Asparagus<\/li>\n<li>1 Large garlic clove (chopped)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. Almonds<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. (56g) Parmesan cheese (grated )<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp. (60mL) Extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt and fresh ground pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Boil perogies and stir occasionally for 6 mins. Drain and place skillet and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>To prepare the asparagus pesto: Cut off and disregard the woody ends of the asparagus and roughly chop remaining asparagus. Set aside a few heads for garnish.<\/li>\n<li>Add asparagus, almonds, garlic, cheese and olive oil to a food processor. Pulse until a rough spreadable consistency. Season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Add pesto to perogies and saut\u00e9 over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until warm through.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with remaining asparagus head, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<p>Possible Toppings: Asparagus Heads, Parmesan Cheese<\/p>\n<p>*Use any of the savoury Pelmen Foods perogies or pelmeni for this recipe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perogies with Asparagus Pesto 1 bag Pelmen Foods Potato &amp; Cheddar Cheese Perogies* Asparagus Pesto: 1 lb Asparagus 1 Large garlic clove (chopped) 2 tbsp. Almonds 2 tbsp. (56g) Parmesan cheese (grated ) 4 tbsp. (60mL) Extra virgin olive oil Salt and fresh ground pepper Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Boil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":["default"],"wpupg_custom_image":["https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/aSPARAGUS-PESTO-300x300-1.jpg"],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[5286]},"categories":[224,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5505,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions\/5505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelmen.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}