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Tabasco & Asparagus Quinoa
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Tabasco & Asparagus Quinoa

10 ingredients 30 min + 10 min openrecipes
Tabasco & Asparagus Quinoa

Some San Francisco photos along with a recipe for asparagus & quinoa, tossed in a bit of Tabasco butter, with toasted pine nuts and a touch of crème fraîche.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

557
Calories
16g
Protein
35g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Quinoa 1 cup cooked (185g) 222
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup / 4 oz / 113g unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 25 drops Tabasco sauce
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 1 pound / 16 oz / 453 g asparagus, cut into 1-inch segments
  • 4 cups cooked quinoa*
  • 1/3 cup / 2 oz / 60 g pine nuts, toasted
  • scant 1/4 cup creme fraiche - optional
  • more Tabasco sauce to taste

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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