Sesame-Roasted Asparagus

Try this easy side dish with Barbecue Roasted Salmon.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 9 asparagus spears)

Ingredients

• 36  asparagus spears
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  dark sesame oil
• 1  teaspoon  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Snap off tough ends of the asparagus spears. Combine asparagus and the remaining ingredients in a jelly-roll pan, turning asparagus to coat.

Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until the asparagus is crisp-tender; turn once.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

43 (44% from fat)

Fat:

2.1g (sat 0.3g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.9g)

Protein:

3g

Carbohydrate:

4.9g

Fiber:

1.2g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.9mg

Sodium:

53mg

Calcium:

23mg