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Broccolini and asparagus are both delicious and nutritious vegetables that offer various health benefits when incorporated into your diet.
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Broccolini is a good source of essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, and folate. It also provides fibre, potassium, and iron. The vitamin K helps in calcium absorption and plays a role in bone mineralisation. The vitamin A in broccolini is essential for maintaining good vision and eye health. Like broccoli, broccolini contains antioxidants such as sulforaphane, which may help protect cells from oxidative stress and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Asparagus is a nutrient-dense vegetable, providing vitamins A, C, E, and K, as well as folate, iron, potassium, and dietary fibre. It also contains various antioxidants, including vitamin C and glutathione, which help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
Compounds like saponins and flavonoids that have anti-inflammatory properties also feature. They may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases related to inflammation. Interestingly, asparagus has natural diuretic properties due to its high content of asparagine, an amino acid. This can help with the elimination of excess salts and fluids from the body.
It is important to note that to maintain ketosis, it’s essential to track carbohydrate intake and ensure it aligns with your daily macro goals. Consulting with a healthcare professional is advised before making significant dietary changes. Scroll to the bottom to see the full macros and allergens for this Greens with Crackling Crumb dish, as well as all the Sides dishes on Fats of Life®.
Greens with Crackling Crumb
Per serving
Equipment
Ingredients
- 120 g (4.2 oz) buttermilk
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 tsp tarragon, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- salt
- 240 g (8.5 oz) broccolini
- 240 g (8.5 oz) asparagus
- 20 g (0.7 oz) lean pork scratchings, blitzed to a crumb
- 2 tsp capers, drained
- pink Himalayan salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Make the dressing by whisking together buttermilk, lemon juice and zest, tarragon and garlic paste. Season with salt and set aside.
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the broccolini, cooking for about 90 seconds. Add the asparagus to the same pan and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Remove the greens with tongs or a slotted spoon and place onto a tray lined with kitchen paper. Place another sheet of kitchen paper on top to absorb excess moisture.
- Serve the greens with the dressing spooned over and scatter over the blitzed pork scratchings, capers and chopped parsley. Season with pink Himalayan salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Vegetables cook at different times. With broccolini, you need 3.5 min - and asparagus no longer than 2-3 minutes (depending on their thickness). If you care about presentation like I do, I always shave off the ends of my asparagus using a vegetable peeler.
My name is Monya Kilian Palmer. If you loved this recipe, please follow and tag me @mkilianpalmer on Instagram so we can all see your lovely creations!
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Nutritional Information per servingCalories             101Kcal / 423kJ
Fat                 3.8g
Carbohydrates        5.3g
Protein              12g
Allergens
Milk
Wheat (found in store-bought scratchings)
Soya (found in store-bought scratchings)
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Disclaimer: The nutritional analysis, macro and allergen breakdown of the recipes on this site have been manually and carefully calculated using the cloud-based software NUTRITICS®. NUTRITICS® is fully approved by the relevant Trading Standards organizations and is EU and FDA-compliant. The macros calculations are provided as a courtesy to you based on the author's weighing of ingredients when creating the dishes. If Erythritol (a sugar polyol) has been used in any of the recipes, it has already been manually excluded from the final carbohydrate count. The author is a chef - not a medical professional - and this website has been designed to provide you with recipe ideas to suit the low carb lifestyle you have discussed with your GP.
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Drop me a line if you have any questions or comments about this recipe. I will do my best to reply as soon as possible! Monya xxx