Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              pound  asparagus tips
  1           teaspoon  unsalted butter
  3        tablespoons  water
     1/2           cup  gruyere cheese
  3        tablespoons  pine nuts
  1         tablespoon  olive oil
     1/4      teaspoon  pepper

Preparation:

melt butter in an ovenproof skillet, over a high flame arrange asparagus in pan add 3 tablespoons water, cover, and steam for 2 minutes sprinkle stems (not tips) with cheese and nuts drizzle with oil season with pepper bake, uncovered, @ 350 degrees for 5 minutes, until cheese melts remove from oven serve hot

Nutritional Information:

157 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (65% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 17mg Cholesterol; 48mg Sodium