Flemish Style Asparagus Side Dish

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

24 large fresh white (or green) asparagus

1/4 cup butter

3 hard boiled eggs

Handful of Italian flat parsley

1/2 Juice of lemon

Equipment:

sauce pan

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Peel the asparagus at its ends (not at the heads). Place the asparagus in a large saucepan. Fill with boiling water to cover the veggies completely. Add some salt.
  2. Let the asparagus cook till tender. About 3 to 4 mins.
  3. Chop some flat parsley into fine bits. Set aside.
  4. Boil 3 eggs till hard and peel them.
  5. Use a fork and mash the eggs.
  6. Mash the eggs till they are fine crumbs. Set aside.
  7. Melt butter in a saucepan.
  8. Add the juice from 1/2 lemon.
  9. Whisk the butter-lemon juice mixture constantly. Continue to boil gently for a couple of minutes.
  10. Stir in the mashed eggs. Stir well to combine.
  11. Add the chopped parsley.
  12. Stir well to combine.
  13. Plate the dish by laying a few stalks of the cooked asparagus on a plate and dish some sauce over them at the stalk ends.
  14. Season with salt and pepper.
  15. Serve warm.

 

Step by step:


1. Peel the asparagus at its ends (not at the heads).

2. Place the asparagus in a large saucepan. Fill with boiling water to cover the veggies completely.

3. Add some salt.

4. Let the asparagus cook till tender. About 3 to 4 mins.Chop some flat parsley into fine bits. Set aside.Boil 3 eggs till hard and peel them.Use a fork and mash the eggs.Mash the eggs till they are fine crumbs. Set aside.Melt butter in a saucepan.

5. Add the juice from 1/2 lemon.

6. Whisk the butter-lemon juice mixture constantly. Continue to boil gently for a couple of minutes.Stir in the mashed eggs. Stir well to combine.

7. Add the chopped parsley.Stir well to combine.Plate the dish by laying a few stalks of the cooked asparagus on a plate and dish some sauce over them at the stalk ends.Season with salt and pepper.

8. Serve warm.


Nutrition Information:

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189 Calories
8g Protein
15g Total Fat
6g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
189k
9%

Fat
15g
24%

  Saturated Fat
8g
54%

Carbohydrates
6g
2%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
170mg
57%

Sodium
141mg
6%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
8g
16%

Vitamin K
77µg
74%

Vitamin A
1722IU
34%

Vitamin B2
0.4mg
24%

Folate
94µg
24%

Selenium
15µg
21%

Iron
3mg
20%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.23mg
16%

Phosphorus
143mg
14%

Copper
0.28mg
14%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Fiber
3g
12%

Manganese
0.24mg
12%

Potassium
350mg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.94mg
9%

Vitamin B6
0.18mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.44µg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Magnesium
24mg
6%

Calcium
58mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.83µg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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