Creamy Tangerine Dressed Grilled Asparagus

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Health score
55%
Creamy Tangerine Dressed Grilled Asparagus
10 min.
4
249kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • pounds to asparagus ends trimmed
  • 0.5 bunch basil leaves chopped
  • 0.3 cup heavy cream 
  • small dashes hot sauce 
  • servings olive oil extra-virgin for drizzling
  • 0.5  onion red sliced
  • servings salt and pepper black freshly ground
  •  2 tangerines juiced

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • whisk
  • grill

Directions

  1. Preheat indoor or outdoor grill to medium-high.
  2. Pile asparagus onto a baking sheet and drizzle with some extra-virgin olive oil and season with some salt and pepper.
  3. Transfer to the grill and cook turning every now and then until the asparagus is well marked and is tender, about 5 minutes, depending on the size of your asparagus.
  4. While the asparagus is grilling in a bowl combine the tangerine zest and juice with a little salt, pepper and a small dash of hot sauce.
  5. Add the heavy cream and whisk to aerate the cream.
  6. Remove the asparagus from the grill, top with sliced onion and basil and serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with the sauce poured over it.

Nutrition Facts

Calories249kcal
Protein8.9%
Fat66.53%
Carbs24.57%

Properties

Glycemic Index
50.75
Glycemic Load
3.72
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
21.020434681488%

Flavonoids

Hesperetin
3.49mg
Naringenin
4.41mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.02mg
Isorhamnetin
13.62mg
Kaempferol
3.24mg
Quercetin
34.5mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:249kcal
12.45%
Fat:19.8g
30.46%
Saturated Fat:5.47g
34.18%
Carbohydrates:16.45g
5.48%
Net Carbohydrates:10.62g
3.86%
Sugar:9.95g
11.06%
Cholesterol:16.81mg
5.6%
Sodium:12.3mg
0.53%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:5.96g
11.92%
Vitamin K:107.62µg
102.5%
Vitamin A:2286.58IU
45.73%
Folate:128.88µg
32.22%
Vitamin E:4.82mg
32.1%
Vitamin C:25.79mg
31.26%
Iron:5.08mg
28.24%
Vitamin B1:0.36mg
23.97%
Fiber:5.83g
23.32%
Copper:0.46mg
22.97%
Vitamin B2:0.37mg
21.66%
Manganese:0.42mg
20.88%
Potassium:569.9mg
16.28%
Phosphorus:140.08mg
14.01%
Vitamin B6:0.26mg
13.22%
Vitamin B3:2.42mg
12.1%
Magnesium:40.26mg
10.07%
Zinc:1.32mg
8.83%
Calcium:86.05mg
8.61%
Selenium:5.78µg
8.26%
Vitamin B5:0.77mg
7.75%
Vitamin D:0.24µg
1.59%