Creamed Asparagus and Tomato Recipe

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Sometimes I just don't have the time to prepare an authentic cream sauce for asparagus. That's when this recipe comes in handy.—Phyllis Clinehens, Maplewood, Ohio

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Creamed Asparagus and Tomato Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
1/3 cup Hellmann's® Real Mayonnaise

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1-1/4 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch pepper
1 medium tomato, peeled, diced and drained

Directions

cook the asparagus in boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over low heat, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper; heat through. Stir in tomato and remove from the heat. Drain the asparagus and place in a serving dish; top with tomato mixture. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 84 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 132 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Creamed Asparagus and Tomato in Country Woman July/August 1996, p35