Baby Carrots And Asparagus

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs baby carrots, with tops
• 1 1/2 lbs asparagus
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 trim carrot tops to 1/8 inch and diagonally cut asparagus into 4-inch lengths.
• 2 in a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook carrots until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to a colander to drain.
• 3 return water to a boil and cook asparagus until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• 4 drain asparagus in colander with carrots and in a bowl toss vegetables with butter and salt and pepper to taste.