How To Make Pan-Fried Minty Asparagus
This pan-fried asparagus recipe adds a lingering twist to your favorite greens with hints of fresh mint and zesty lemon juice for more refreshing tones.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbasparagus,fresh, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
- 2tbspolive oil
- 2tbspmint,fresh, chopped
- ½lemon
- salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Heat olive oil in a large, shallow pan over medium heat.
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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.
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Stir in mint, cook for about 30 seconds, and remove from heat. Squeeze lemon juice over asparagus and season with salt and pepper.
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Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 86.69kcal
- Fat: 6.94g
- Saturated Fat: 0.99g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.93g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.79g
- Carbohydrates: 5.57g
- Fiber: 2.88g
- Sugar: 2.32g
- Protein: 2.71g
- Sodium: 303.80mg
- Calcium: 36.76mg
- Potassium: 257.44mg
- Iron: 2.89mg
- Vitamin A: 49.05µg
- Vitamin C: 10.57mg
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