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Asparagus with Olive Oil and Green Garlic 

          Preparation and cooking time:   20 minutes green;   30 minutes white
     Normally, I just do this with fresh, snipped chives, but, as long as I had the green garlic, why not?  Use chives if you don't have it.  Be careful not to cook the asparagus too long, it should be just tender when pierced with a knife.

8oz (250gr) asparagus         225gr, 8oz
1 - 2 tbs butter         21.3gr, .75oz
2 green garlic, including green tops         24gr, .85oz
     OR
1 tbs freshly snipped chives

Snap off ends of asparagus.  If your asparagus is very thick or it’s white use vegetable peeler and peel the bottom half of stalk.  Put into a skillet big enough to hold them without cutting, add water to cover bottom by 1/4 inch, cover and bring to boil.  Lower heat and cook just until done, 8 - 12 minutes, longer for white, adding a bit of water as needed.  When done drain and put into a serving dish.   Return the skillet to heat and melt the butter.   
Trim green garlic, slicing off the root and removing 1 layer.  Thinly slice as much as you can, including the green tops. OR snip the chives.  Add to melted butter.  Sauté 30 seconds and add asparagus.  Sauté until heated through, put back onto serving dish and serve - adding salt and pepper if desired.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   204 / 102 Total Carbohydrates:  10 / 5           Dietary Fiber:   5 / 2.5 Total Fat:   17 / 8.5          Saturated Fat:   11 / 5.5 Cholesterol:   46 / 23 Protein:   5 / 2.5 Calcium:   70 / 35 Sodium:    131 / 65.5

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation.  If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search