Asparagus With Orange Sauce

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A wonderful and flavorful sauce to top asparagus with.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed
  • 1/4 C. plain nonfat yogurt
  • 2 Tbs. light mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbs. orange juice
  • 1 tsp. grated orange peel
  • Dash cayenne pepper
  • Orange slices and additional orange peel, optional

Directions

Place asparagus and a small amount of water in a skillet; bring to a boil. Cook for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, orange juice, peel and cayenne. Drain asparagus; top with orange sauce. Garnish with orange slices and peel if desired.

Yield: 8 servings.

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  • Is there a way to make the sauce without mayonnaise? I assume it's being used as a binder to keep the sauce from being too watery, but I don't like the stuff, and my girlfriend is allergic to it, but the sauce sounds WONDERFUL, and I'd really like to try it. Any ideas?

    Flag as inappropriate Little_Mo  |  January 23, 2009

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