Asparagus Almondine Recipe

3 cup diagonally sliced asparagus
2 tbsp low-calorie margarine
1/4 cup sliced almonds
fresh ground pepper
1 dash salt, optional

Blanch the asparagus in boiling water for 2 minutes and drain.

Melt the margarine in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the almonds and
saut? until the almonds are toasted, about 3 minutes. Top the asparagus
with the almonds. Season with pepper and salt and serve.

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Exchanges: Monounsaturated Fat Exchange -- 1 Vegetable Exchange -- 1
Calories -- 65 Calories from Fat -- 41 Total Fat -- 5g Saturated Fat -- 1g
Cholesterol -- 0mg Sodium -- 40mg Carbohydrate -- 5g Dietary Fiber -- 2g
Sugars -- 2g Protein -- 3g

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Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes Association

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Serves: 6

Is this Asparagus Almondine Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Asparagus Almondine recipe is part of our category which lists diabetic Asparagus recipes. As we don`t know your special health conditions and the guidelines your nutritionalist has provided, we can`t say for sure that this Asparagus Almondine recipe is acceptable for you. Even taking that into consideration, as the compiler labeled it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it at least meets the minimum specification for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low in fat and carbohydrates and should be better for you than the non-diabetic equivalent. Despite that, this Asparagus Almondine recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the ingredients are acceptable for you.

This Asparagus Almondine Recipe is part of the diabetic Asparagus recipes collection. Clearly, it is impossible for us to validate every single one of the diabetic Asparagus recipes to certify that all the recipes are 100% adapted for diabetes sufferers. There are in excess of two thousand unique recipes in the collection, & to check each of them even at a rate of one every 24 hours would take more than 72 months. You should read the ingredients to make sure that all the recipes are compatible with the nutritional advice your doctor has given you. If you find that this Asparagus Almondine recipe is wrong, then please let us know & we will remove the problem recipe from the diabetic recipe collection.

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