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# Healthy Eating Recipes: Asparagus With Lemon Sauce
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/asparagus_with_lemon_sauce_01311122/
- Published: 2011-01-31T00:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:52:39.000Z
- Description: A recipe from the NHLBI's Deliciously Healthy Dinners: asparagus steamed until tender, dressed with lemon zest and juice, reduced-fat mayonnaise, parsley, pepper and salt. Serves four at 39 calories per five-spear portion, ready in about 15 minutes.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Vegetable Side Dish, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

Lemon sauce makes fresh asparagus the perfect side dish for fish, scallops, chicken, or meat dishes

*Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners*

Prep time Cook time Yields Serving Size

5 minutes 10 minutes 4 servings 5 spears, 1½ tsp sauce

**Ingredients**

20 medium asparagus spears, rinsed and trimmed

1 fresh lemon, rinsed (for peel and juice)

2 Tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise

1 Tbsp dried parsley

1/8 tsp ground black pepper

1/16 tsp salt

**Directions**

1, Place 1 inch of water in a 4-quart pot with a lid. Place a steamer basket inside the pot, and add asparagus. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Cook for 5–10 minutes, until asparagus is easily pierced with a sharp knife. Do not overcook.

2, While the asparagus cooks, grate the lemon zest into a small bowl. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl. Use the back of a spoon to press out extra juice and remove pits. Add mayonnaise, parsley, pepper, and salt. Stir well. Set aside.

3, When the asparagus is tender, remove the pot from the heat. Place asparagus spears in a serving bowl. Drizzle the lemon sauce evenly over the asparagus (about 1½ teaspoons per portion) and serve.

**Nutrition Facts**

calories 39

Total fat 0 g

Saturated fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 107 mg

Total fiber 2 g

Protein 2 g

Carbohydrates 7 g

Potassium 241 mg

*Photo & Recipe courtesy of Keep the Beat™, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.*