Syd Recipe ☆ Pan-Fried Minty Asparagus

Pan-fried asparagus with a little lemon and mint. Yum! Serve as a side dish or toss with pasta with some extra lemon juice, olive oil, and mint for an easy vegetarian dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• ½ lemon
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large, shallow pan over medium heat. 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.
2. Stir in mint, cook for about 30 seconds, and remove from heat. Squeeze lemon juice over asparagus and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

• calories85.3
• carbohydrateContent5.9 g
• fatContent6.9 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent2.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1 g
• sodiumContent41.6 mg
• sugarContent2.1 g