The asparagus season attracts with numerous varieties of the delicious royal vegetable. However, the side dishes can turn out to be a real calorie trap. Fortunately, there are easy alternatives.
Germans love their asparagus, preferably with a creamy hollandaise sauce or lots of butter. Wiener schnitzel or fries are also among the sought-after side dishes in many places. But sauces and side dishes in particular often add a lot of calories. However, if you want to enjoy the asparagus healthily and without a guilty conscience, there are also numerous calorie-friendly variants available - such as a light version of the classic hollandaise sauce.
Recipe for light hollandaise sauce with asparagus
The classic hollandaise sauce with asparagus can also be prepared with low calories. © CSP_Dar1930/Imago
These are the ingredients you need:
- 20 g butter
- 3 egg yolks
half a teaspoon mustard (medium spicy) - 80 ml vegetable stock (glass)
- 150 g yoghurt (3.5% fat) (room temperature)
- Salt
- Pepper
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How to properly prepare hollandaise sauce
Calorie-friendly side dishes with asparagus
If you want to enjoy your asparagus in a calorie-friendly way, you are welcome to use boiled or jacket potatoes (which can be easily peeled with a trick). Low-fat ham is also ideal as an accompaniment to asparagus.
