Asparagus with egg, garlic and lemon sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 tablespoons Butter,unsalted
1 tablespoon Fresh garlic,minced
2 pounds Asparagus,prepared*
1 Hard boiled egg,fine chopped
3 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
Salt
1 Black pepper,freshly ground
2 teaspoons Fresh tarragon,fine chopped

Directions

* - stems peeled and fiberous ends removed.

1. Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute gently 1 minute; remove pan from heat. Reserve and keep warm.

2. Place asparagus in saucepan over medium heat. Add enough water to cover, simmer 3-5 minutes or until just tender. Remove from saucepan, pat dry and transfer to serving platter. Keep warm.

3. TO SERVE: Stir egg and lemon into reserved garlic butter. Pour over asparagus, season with salt and pepper and garnish with tarragon.

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