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Ingredients
Pan-Roasted Green Asparagus
- Ingredients
- 2 ⅕ lbs green Asparagus
- 3 Tbsps Canola oil
- 2 Tbsps Walnut oil
- salt
- 4 ozs Bresaola (or very thinly sliced lean roast beef)
- freshly ground black peppers
Rinse and dry green asparagus, trim off woody ends and peel lower third of spears if desired.
Cut off asparagus tips and cut the spears on the diagonal into about 2-inch pieces.
Heat the canola oil in a large non-stick pan. Cook all asparagus pieces over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes.
Turn off heat, pour off the cooking oil add the walnut oil to the pan. Season with salt and serve with bresaola on a plate, grinding pepper over the top.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 132 cal. | (6 %) | ||
Protein | 9 g | (9 %) | ||
Fat | 9 g | (8 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 4 g | (3 %) | ||
Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Roughage | 3.5 g | (12 %) |
Healthy, because
In Italy, bresaola is one of the classic components of this delicious appetizer. Apart from its delicious taste and high protein content, it also has a very low-fat content.
Even smarter
Bresaola Punta d'Anca" costs a little more, but contains the least fat and is considered the most delicious variety of bresaola.