Easy No-Cook Creamy Mustard Sauce for Asparagus | Healthy Recipes

Asparagus with No-Cook Creamy Mustard Sauce

YIELD Makes 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups water 1‑1/2 pounds asparagus spears, trimmed Black pepper to taste

PREPARATION:

1. For sauce, whisk mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and salt in a small bowl until smooth; set aside.
2. Bring water to a boil in 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add asparagus. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 3 minutes or until just tender-crisp. Drain on paper towels.
3. Place asparagus on serving platter and spoon sauce over all. Sprinkle with black pepper.

This recipe appears in: Vegetable Side Dish NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: about 6 spears with 2 tablespoons Sauce Protein 4 g Fiber 2 g Carbohydrate 8 g Cholesterol 2 mg Saturated Fat <1 g Total Fat 2 g Calories from Fat 28 % Calories 57 Sodium 299 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Vegetable 2