Vegetables Recipe ⊶ Asparagus with Cranberries and Pine Nuts

This is a quick, easy way to saute asparagus. The dish has a light flavor and makes a great accompaniment to Italian meals. I make this year-round, but we especially enjoy it on Thanksgiving.

Ingredients

• 1 bunch asparagus
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ⅓ cup pine nuts
• ⅓ cup dried cranberries
• 1 pinch salt

Cooking Directions

1. Break off or trim the woody ends from the asparagus and discard. Set the spears aside.
2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the pine nuts, cranberries, and salt. Cook and stir until the pine nuts start to look translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the asparagus spears and cook, adding a little more olive oil if needed, until stalks are bright green and tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Serve on a platter with the cranberries and nuts spooned over the top of the asparagus.

Nutrition Facts

• calories206.4
• carbohydrateContent14.3 g
• fatContent16 g
• fiberContent3.3 g
• proteinContent5.2 g
• saturatedFatContent2.3 g
• sodiumContent2.9 mg
• sugarContent8.9 g