Asparagus Salad with Earl Grey Tea Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
Vinaigrette:
½ cup (125mL) Bigelow Earl Grey Tea (made using 2 tea
bags)
2 tablespoons (30mL) orange juice
½ teaspoon (2.5mL) granulated sugar
1 tablespoon (15mL) rice wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoon (30mL) toasted sesame seed oil
Salad:
1 pound (500g) asparagus, washed and cut diagonally
½ red pepper, julienned
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
Yield: Serves 4. Prep Time: 15 minutes. Cook Time: 10
minutes.
Instructions:
To make the vinaigrette, boil water and add 2 Bigelow Earl Grey
Tea Bags to ½ cup water. Steep for 5 minutes; remove
bags and reserve tea.
Place tea, orange juice and sugar in a small saucepan or skillet
and bring to a boil, reduce to about 2 tablespoons (30mL). Combine
tea mixture, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper and sesame oil
together.
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, add asparagus and blanch
for 1-2 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
Arrange asparagus with julienned red pepper in an attractive
platter and toss with Earl Grey Vinaigrette. Garnish with
chopped egg.
Nutritional Information:
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Yield
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4 Servings
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Nutritional Information Per Serving
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Percent of Daily
Value
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Calories
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133
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7%
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Protein
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6
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grams
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12%
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Carbohydrate
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7
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grams
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2%
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Total Fat
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10
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grams
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15%
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Alcohol
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0
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grams
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Cholesterol
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106
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milligrams
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35%
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Saturated Fat
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2
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grams
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9%
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Monounsaturated Fat
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4
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grams
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Polyunsaturated Fat
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3
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grams
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Trans Fatty Acid
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0
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grams
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Total Dietary Fiber
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3
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grams
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11%
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Total Sugar
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4
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grams
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Percentage of calories
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Protein
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17%
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Carbohydrate
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21%
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Fat total
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62%
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Alcohol
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0%
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Vitamins & Mineral
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Sodium
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42
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milligrams
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2%
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Potassium
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310
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milligrams
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9%
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Vitamin A
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169
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Retinol Equivalent
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29%
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Vitamin C
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29
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milligrams
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48%
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Calcium
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43
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milligrams
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4%
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Iron
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3
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milligrams
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16%
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Vitamin D (ug)
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0.3
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micrograms
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3%
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Thiamin
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0.2
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micrograms
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12%
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Riboflavin
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0.3
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milligrams
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17%
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Niacin
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1
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milligrams
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6%
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Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
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0.2
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milligrams
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9%
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Folic Acid
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70
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milligrams
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18%
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Cobalamin (Vitamin B12)
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0.3
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micrograms
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5%
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Nutritional Recipe Features
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Low in Sodium
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No Trans Fat
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Gluten-free
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Good Source of Potassium
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Dairy Free
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Soy Free
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