Asparagus with Egg Garlic & Lemon Sauce

Name: Asparagus with Egg Garlic and Lemon Sauce
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; garlic; asparagus; eggs; lemon juice; salt; black pepper; tarragon leaves

Submitted by gypsy queen

This simple but scrumptious dish is perfect to make when you don’t have a lot of time to prepare dinner.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

10 min

READY

20 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
unsalted

TABLESPOON GARLIC
minced

POUNDS ASPARAGUS
stems peeled, fiberous ends removed

EACH EGGS
hard boiled, chopped fine

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
fresh

X SALT
to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground, to taste *

TEASPOONS TARRAGON LEAVES
fresh, chopped fine

Directions

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

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

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