Asparagus Almondine

Submitted by 2Bleu

"this is very elegant and easy to make. The sauce is light and can be used on a variety of other vegetables as well."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon almonds (slivered or sliced)
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 1 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed of tough ends
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel, grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Place almonds in med skillet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cook over med-high heat, stirring frequently about 5 minutes till golden. Set aside.
2. In a small cup, blend cornstarch into 1 tbsp chicken broth, set aside.
3. Add asparagus and remaining chicken broth to the skillet containing the almonds. Bring to boil, Reduce heat, cover and cook 4 minutes.
4. Remonve asparagus carefully to serving plate. cover to keep warm. (they will continue cooking). Into the skillet, stir in cornstarch mixture, lemon peel, and pepper. Stir continuously for about 1-2 minutes till sauce is slightly thickened.
5. Gently pour sauce over asparagus and garnish with additional slivered almonds and fresh lemon wedges.

Reviews

[Deantini]

This is absolutely delicious and definitely worthy of company and for holiday family dinners. We used low sodium chicken broth and would next time add a tad of salt to bring out the flavours more and perhaps add a dash of lemon juice as well. But really - these are very minor recommendations - the dish is fantastic just the way it is. We used raw whole almonds and did not blanch them which added a tad more almond flavour as well. It is one of the recipes that somehow are more than the sum of their parts.

 

[Queen uh Cuisine]

Made and enjoyed for Photo swap....I really liked this dish. I will be using this sauce for more than just asparagas...YUMMMY

 

[anme7039]

This past week I have been on an asparagus kick it seems, and this is one of my favortie asparagus recipes so far. I used low sodium broth and scaled it down to serve two. The sauce is lovely, and much more healthy than the regular cream sauce too! I plan on trying this with other veggies soon.