Asparagus and Cashews

Name: Asparagus and Cashews
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb asparagus, fresh; 1/4 cup unsalted butter or 1/4 cup smart balance spread with flax seed oil; 2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh; 1/4 teaspoon ground marjoram; 1/4 cup cashews, salted, broken into halves

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Recipe by Sydney Mike

This recipe was tucked away in one of my mom's old files! I'm not a big asparagus fan, but others in my family have enjoyed this for decades!

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READY IN: 17mins

SERVES: 3

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

lb asparagus, fresh
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cup unsalted butter or 1/4 cup smart balance spread with flax seed oil
2

teaspoons lemon juice, fresh
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground marjoram
¹⁄₄

cup cashews, salted, broken into halves

DIRECTIONS

Steam asparagus until tender, about 10-12 minutes, then remove to serving dish.
Meantime, in a small pan, melt butter.
To melted butter add lemon juice, marjoram & cashews, simmering over low heat for 2 minutes.
Pour butter & nut mixture over cooked asparagus & serve.

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