Steamed Asparagus With a Mustard Chive Sauce

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Ingredients

1. 1. 10 oz / 280 g fresh asparagus (approximately 2 cups / 480 ml)

  Mustard Chive Sauce Regular Version

1. ⅓ cup / 80 ml milk, organic vegan or pastured
2. 1 tsp. / 5 g brown rice flour
3. 1 tsp. / 5 ml olive oil
4. 2 tsp / 10 ml of Dijon mustard
5. 1 Tbsp. / 5 g fresh or dried chives, chopped
6. Ground black pepper to taste

Keto Version

1. ¼ cup / 60 ml full-fat coconut milk (not beverage)
2. 1 tsp / 5 ml of Dijon mustard
3. 1 Tbsp. / 5 g fresh or dried chives, chopped
4. Ground black pepper to taste

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Directions

1. Bring 2 inches / 1 cm of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
2. Wash the asparagus and take each stalk and gently bend it. The stalk will break where the woody part ends, so you get the tenderest part of the asparagus.
3. Place the asparagus in a steamer and cover the pan with a lid, leaving a little room for steam to escape.
4. Steam the asparagus until it’s bright green and crisp tender: for very thin asparagus cook for 6-9 minutes, for thicker asparagus steam for 8-11 minutes.

Mustard Chive Sauce

1. While the asparagus is steaming, start the sauce.
2. In a small dish, mix together the flour and oil thoroughly.
3. In a small saucepan, combine the milk along with the mustard and chives, seasoning with black pepper to taste.
4. Heat over low heat until the sauce starts to steam (not boil).
5. Whisk or stir in the flour-oil mixture, and stir constantly until the sauce shows a sheen and stops thickening.

Remove the asparagus from the steamer using tongs, and place it on a platter. Drizzle the sauce over the asparagus and serve hot. Serving size: 1 cup / 240 ml Exchanges per Serving: 1 Fat, 1 Veg

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