Italian Asparagus

mkeithley

From Cooking Light-2002

Ingredients:
1 lb fresh asparagus spear
3/4 cup chopped tomato
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons freshly grated parmesan cheese or asiago cheese

Directions:
1.Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
2.Remove scales from stalks with a knife or veggie peeler, if desired.
3.Arrange asparagus in a veggie steamer over boiling water.
4.Cover and steam 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp tender, keep warm.
5.Combine tomato and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
6.To serve, spoon tomato mixture over asparagus, sprinkle with cheese.


Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 35
Calories from Fat 5 (14%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.6g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Potassium 345mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 6.3g 2%
Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11%
Sugars 2.4g
Protein 3.4g 6%
Vitamin A 1460mcg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 13mg 22%
Vitamin E 0mcg 1%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Iron 1mg 7%

mkeithley

From Cooking Light-2002

Ingredients:
1 lb fresh asparagus spear
3/4 cup chopped tomato
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons freshly grated parmesan cheese or asiago cheese

Directions:
1.Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
2.Remove scales from stalks with a knife or veggie peeler, if desired.
3.Arrange asparagus in a veggie steamer over boiling water.
4.Cover and steam 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp tender, keep warm.
5.Combine tomato and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
6.To serve, spoon tomato mixture over asparagus, sprinkle with cheese.


Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 35
Calories from Fat 5 (14%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.6g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Potassium 345mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 6.3g 2%
Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11%
Sugars 2.4g
Protein 3.4g 6%
Vitamin A 1460mcg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 13mg 22%
Vitamin E 0mcg 1%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Iron 1mg 7%

may_marie

ho perfect !!!!!!
i just had my nose in the fridge and saw asparagus that i bought and forgotten to eat, or got lazy coz i didnt know what to do with them :laugh:

so thats tomorow's dinner!!!!

may

Healthier_Me

Thanks for this recipe!
Hubbz loves asparagus and was getting kinda bored with the same 'ol garlic searing...

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

mkeithley

Thanks for this recipe!
Hubbz loves asparagus and was getting kinda bored with the same 'ol garlic searing...

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

You are welcome!:happy:

mkeithley

ho perfect !!!!!!
i just had my nose in the fridge and saw asparagus that i bought and forgotten to eat, or got lazy coz i didnt know what to do with them :laugh:

so thats tomorow's dinner!!!!

may

I like this recipe b/c it is simple and you can use the dried herbs which I always have on hand, hope you enjoy, feta cheese is good on it too:bigsmile:

beep

That even sounds good enough raw!

REB89

this sounds really good i think ill try it this week some time!