Asparagus with Lime and Ginger

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
12%
Asparagus with Lime and Ginger
20 min.
4
219kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds asparagus fresh trimmed
  • tablespoon cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  • 1.5 teaspoons ginger fresh minced
  • servings pepper black to taste
  • tablespoons juice of lime fresh
  • teaspoon lime zest grated
  • tablespoons vegetable oil 
  • 0.5 teaspoon granulated sugar white

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • whisk

Directions

  1. Pour about 1 inch of water into the bottom half of a steamer pan set, and place over medium heat.
  2. Place the asparagus in the top half of the steamer pan set; steam until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the asparagus and arrange on a serving platter.
  4. Whisk the lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, ginger, and sugar together in a bowl; stream the vegetable oil into the mixture while whisking. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Drizzle over the asparagus.

Nutrition Facts

Calories219kcal
Protein6.54%
Fat79.74%
Carbs13.72%

Properties

Glycemic Index
53.27
Glycemic Load
1.36
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
15.039130459661%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.16mg
Hesperetin
0.89mg
Naringenin
0.05mg
Isorhamnetin
9.7mg
Kaempferol
2.36mg
Quercetin
23.87mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:219.18kcal
10.96%
Fat:20.62g
31.73%
Saturated Fat:3.18g
19.89%
Carbohydrates:7.98g
2.66%
Net Carbohydrates:4.32g
1.57%
Sugar:3.85g
4.27%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:3.73mg
0.16%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:3.8g
7.61%
Vitamin K:108.8µg
103.62%
Vitamin A:1297.23IU
25.94%
Vitamin E:3.61mg
24.09%
Folate:89.4µg
22.35%
Iron:3.67mg
20.39%
Vitamin B1:0.25mg
16.38%
Copper:0.33mg
16.36%
Fiber:3.66g
14.64%
Vitamin C:11.99mg
14.53%
Manganese:0.29mg
14.25%
Vitamin B2:0.24mg
14.22%
Potassium:357.85mg
10.22%
Phosphorus:90.05mg
9.01%
Vitamin B3:1.68mg
8.42%
Vitamin B6:0.16mg
7.97%
Magnesium:24.96mg
6.24%
Zinc:0.93mg
6.2%
Selenium:3.94µg
5.62%
Vitamin B5:0.48mg
4.8%
Calcium:42.67mg
4.27%
Source:Allrecipes