Asparagus With Orange Ginger Sauce
Created by Mikekey on March 19, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #4938
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh asparagus
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest (grated)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Gingerroot (1-inch piece, peeled and grated)
- 2 tablespoons slivered (1 ounce) almonds (toasted)
How to Make
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Step 1: Wash asparagus and snap off tough ends. Place in a steamer basket and steam until just tender, about 5 minutes.
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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.
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Step 3: Remove from heat and add grated ginger.
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Step 4: Place asparagus on a serving plate and pour sauce over asparagus; top with toasted almonds.
Nutritional Facts
- 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