Pan-Fried Minty Asparagus recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
½ lemon
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

85.3 calories
carbohydrate: 5.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 6.9 g
fiber: 3 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 41.6 mg
sugar: 2.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large, shallow pan over medium heat. When oil is hot, arrange asparagus evenly over the bottom of the pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir once. Continue cooking, stirring as needed, until bright green and tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

  2. Stir in mint, cook for about 30 seconds, and remove from heat. Squeeze lemon juice over asparagus and season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Pan-fried asparagus with a little lemon and mint. Yum! Serve as a side dish or toss with pasta with some extra lemon juice, olive oil, and mint for an easy vegetarian dinner.

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