Scrambled Egg Asparagus Tacos

This weekend was the most springlike of the year, the sun beaming and magnolias just starting to burst into bloom. We spent the day traipsing around the outdoors with that I’m-on-vacation feeling, even though it was just the weekend in our own neighborhood. Somewhere along the way this idea for asparagus tacos came up. Asparagus in tacos? It sounds a bit unusual, but it’s a spring take on the ubiquitous Mexican standard that actually works rather well! Keep reading for the asparagus tacos recipe.

How to make asparagus tacos

Ok, we know asparagus tacos sounds a little unusual, but hear us out! This springtime fusion taco recipe is incredibly delicious and was a hearty and simple dinner recipe for the two of us. It would also be perfect as a spring brunch! To accessorize with the asparagus, we made fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with ricotta cheese, which are extremely tasty in their own right! Then to balance it all out, a creamy chive yogurt sauce makes it worthy of messy taco goodness. Even without traditional Mexican flavors like cumin and cilantro it can hold its own, and would make for a lovely spring brunch, lunch, or dinner. The technique for cooking asparagus for these asparagus tacos is one of our favorites we’ve found so far: cooking them in a grill pan! It involves no oil or butter: you just cook the asparagus spears in a dry pan and then add water to steam them while cooking. With a few pinches of kosher salt, the spears are tender and delicious. Another serving idea for the dish is to skip the tacos and just serve ricotta scrambled eggs with asparagus and chive yogurt sauce: this would be another great brunch option. These asparagus tacos were the best of several we’d been testing out with asparagus. We tried a farro and asparagus salad and an asparagus, artichoke and spinach pesto pasta that didn’t make the cut. Do you have any favorite asparagus recipes? Let us know in the comments below.

Looking for tacos recipes?

Outside of these scrambled egg and asparagus tacos, here are a few more of our favorite tacos recipes:

Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Yum Yum SauceLoaded Quinoa TacosInstant Pot TacosGrilled Mango Tacos“Verde” Lentil Vegan TacosSpiced Chickpea TacosRefried Bean TacosBBQ Bean Tacos with Pineapple SalsaCarrot & Chickpea Tacos with Cilantro Yogurt