Vegetables Recipe ♯ Special Spring Vegetable Mix

Fresh asparagus, tiny pearl onions, carrots, and snow peas, are the basis for this yummy Spring-inspired vegetable dish.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup frozen pearl onions
• 3 cups fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup fresh carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch coins
• 1 cup fresh snow peas, stemmed
• 1 cup frozen artichokes
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• ½ cup thinly sliced green scallion tops (snipping with scissors works well)
• Black pepper, to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat butter in a large, deep saute pan over medium-high heat. Carefully add pearl onions; saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. (Can be prepared to this point a couple of hours ahead.)
2. Add asparagus, carrots, snow peas, artichokes, salt and 1/2 cup water to pan. Return to high heat; cover and cook until vegetables start to steam. Steam, covered, until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add peas; continue to steam until vegetables are just tender, about 1 minute longer. Stir in scallion tops, and season with pepper and more salt, if necessary. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories84.7
• carbohydrateContent11.7 g
• cholesterolContent7.6 mg
• fatContent3.2 g
• fiberContent4.2 g
• proteinContent3.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.9 g
• sodiumContent217 mg
• sugarContent3.3 g