RSSAsparagus with Fresh Tomato Garnish
From EatingWell: The EatingWell Diet (2007), The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006) — Subscribe Now!
This quick raw “tomato sauce” makes a beautiful, elegant topping for asparagus spears. This is a great dish for entertaining because it will be just as delicious warm or room temperature.
4 servings
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1 pound asparagus, steamed
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
Preparation
- Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Put asparagus in a steamer basket, place in the pan, cover and steam until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, shallot, oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Serve the asparagus topped with the tomato garnish.
Nutrition
Per serving: 58 calories; 4 g fat (1 g sat, 3 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 5 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 2 g fiber; 85 mg sodium; 274 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Folate (23% daily value), Vitamin A & Vitamin C (20% dv).
Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat
Recipe Categories
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Diabetes appropriate
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Servings
- 4
- Ethnic/Regional
- Mediterranean
- Total Time
- 15 minutes or less
- Type of Dish
- Side dish, vegetable
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Meal/Course
- Dinner
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