Asparagus with Dill Butter Recipe

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This is simple, yet elegant enough to serve at a dinner party. The lemon juice gives it a tangy zip.

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Asparagus with Dill Butter Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + freezing

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup snipped fresh dill
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
Cooked fresh asparagus spears

Directions

In a small bowl, combine butter, dill and lemon juice; mix until well blended. Form into a log. (If necessary, refrigerate until mixture is firm enough to shape easily.) Wrap log in plastic wrap; freeze until firm. When ready to serve, slice butter 1/4 in. thick and top hot asparagus. Yield: Recipe will season about 4 pounds of asparagus.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/3 pound) equals 67 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 77 mg sodium, trace carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Asparagus with Dill Butter in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook , p69