Roasted Asparagus with Easy Hollandaise Sauce

By: Ashley Dew

Spring brings with it, among many things, asparagus and this is a perfect Easter side dish that is tasty, yet easy. Hollandaise dresses it up to 5-star standards.

The hollandaise recipe is adapted from Julia Child’s Hollandaise sauce in Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It comes together in five minutes with just three essential ingredients: egg yolks, lemon juice, and butter or ghee. The cayenne pepper is optional, but as a result of living a decade ‘out west’, I like a little spicy kick.

Servings

4

Ready In:

20 mins

Calories:

296

Good For:

Side

Ingredients

  • 1 pound asparagus
  • 1 tablespoon grass-fed ghee or butter melted
  • 3 egg yolks
  • Juice of half a lemon or more to taste
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • ½ cup grass-fed ghee or butter heated

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

 Amount per Serving

Calories 296
Total Fat 29.0g
Saturated Fat 17.0 g
Cholesterol 213 mg
Sodium

9 mg

Total Carbohydrates 2.0 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Total Sugars 2.0 g
Protein 4.0 g

 

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Step 2

Toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon ghee, salt and pepper and roast until it starts to caramelize but is still crisp, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add egg yolks, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper to blender and blend a few seconds until combined. With blender running, pour hot ghee or butter into blender in a slow steam until combined. Taste and add more lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt if needed. Thin with a little warm water if desired.

Step 4

Drizzle Hollandaise sauce over asparagus and serve remaining sauce on the side. 

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