Leslie Beck, RD (www.lesliebeck.com)
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Asparagus Amandine
Why should fish and chicken get all the amandine action? This asparagus dish can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Ingredients
| 3/4 pound | asparagus, trimmed |
| 1/2 cup | water |
| 1 tbsp | unsalted butter |
| 2 tbsp | sliced almonds, toasted lightly |
| fresh lemon juice to taste |
Directions
1. Cut asparagus diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces. In a skillet measuring about 10 inches across top, simmer asparagus in water and butter, uncovered, until asparagus is crisp-tender and liquid is reduced to a glaze, about 3 minutes. 2. Stir in almonds, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Serves 2.Source: http://www.epicurious.com
WHY ALMONDS?
Almonds have been an important part of the human diet since before the writing of the Bible. Hebrew literature from 2,000 B.C.E. mentions almonds in Canaan, or modern-day Israel. Almond trees are thought to have taken root along the "Silk Road" between Asia and the Mediterranean, when they were dropped by explorers eating a type of pre-historic trail mix. Almonds are the kernels of the fruit of the almond tree, similar to the large inedible center of apricots (kernels) and peaches (pits). Almond trees are currently grown in California, the Mediterranean, Australia and South Africa.More recipes with Almonds
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