Asparagus With Orange Ginger Sauce
Recipe: #4938
March 19, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Asparagus, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Fat Free, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"A nice dress-up for steamed asparagus."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (153 g)
- Calories 82.7
- Total Fat - 3.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
- Sugars - 5.1 g
- Protein - 4.2 g
- Calcium - 48.2 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 22.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Wash asparagus and snap off tough ends. Place in a steamer basket and steam until just tender, about 5 minutes.
Step 2
In a small saucepan, stir together juice, zest and cornstarch. Cook over medium-high heat until boiling. Let thicken and reduce while stirring with a whisk, about 3 minutes.
Step 3
Remove from heat and add grated ginger.
Step 4
Place asparagus on a serving plate and pour sauce over asparagus; top with toasted almonds.
Tips
No special items needed.