Crunchy Sesame Lemon Asparagus recipe

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Ingredients

⅓ cup butter
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed

Nutrition Info

132.2 calories
carbohydrate: 4.3 g
cholesterol: 27.1 mg
fat: 12.6 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 100.9 mg
sugar: 1.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, cook and stir sesame seeds until lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper, stir until evenly combined.

  2. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add asparagus, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 4 minutes.

  3. Transfer asparagus to a serving plate and drizzle sesame-butter over the top.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Toasted sesame seeds, lemon juice, and parsley are added to melted butter and drizzled over crisp asparagus.

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