- prep: 15 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 15 min
Summary
You'll have more than enough mint butter for the tender asparagus. Try melting a bit over lamb chops or fresh peas -- classic partners for the herb.
Ingredients
- FOR THE BUTTER (MAKES 1/2 CUP)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- FOR THE ASPARAGUS
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed
- Coarse salt
- Garnish: mint leaves
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 251 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 24 g 36.21%
- Saturated Fat: 15 g 73.91%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 61 mg 20.35%
- Sodium: 189 mg 7.86%
- Calcium: 87 mg 8.68%
- Potassium: 326 mg 9.32%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 15.38%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 11 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 19.05%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 30.7%
- Vitamin C 13.72%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq