Roasted Asparagus

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

It’s almost embarassing to call this a recipe, but I wanted to post about this roasted asparagus because it’s SO easy and delicious. Hubby and I always prepare vegetables with our dinner and asparagus is one of our favs (along with brussels sprouts). 99 times out of 100 when we have asparagus we roast it.

As you all know, Hubby LOVES garlic. So we usually throw some in with the asparagus. But tonight I was making it for just me, so I left the garlic out. Either way it’s delicious and you can throw the asparagus in the oven and forget about it while you prepare the rest of your meal.

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Roasted Asparagus

Yield: 2-4

Ingredients:

1 bundle asparagus - look for fatter stalks
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil to avoid a mess.

Prepare asparagus by holding a piece with both hands, one hand on each end. Bend until the asparagus snaps. The bottom part should be discarded. Snap asparagus in half again, or leave stalks long and place on baking sheet. Repeat until all asparagus in on the sheet.

Drizzle the olive oil over asparagus. Use your hand to stir it up so all the asparagus gets coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add garlic if using.

Roast in oven for 15 minutes, stirring once in the middle. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Side Dish

9 comments »

6 Responses to “Spinach with Pan Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese”

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ellysaysopa — January 17, 2011 at 6:58 pm

Looks delicious! Glad you liked it, and love the goat cheese swap. 🙂
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kitchenmisfit — January 18, 2011 at 2:45 am

This looks great! I love spinach and this is a nice twist!
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Daisy — January 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm

what a bright tasty looking dish!
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Shannon — January 18, 2011 at 7:39 pm

love those pictures, so bright! and definitely a delicious dish, so much of my favorite things 🙂
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wgfoodie — January 22, 2011 at 2:35 pm

Mmm spinach and goat cheese. One of the best combos… EVER. haha 🙂
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sheila @ Elements — January 22, 2011 at 6:44 pm

My honey and I can’t get enough spinach, and while we’ve made something similar to what you made, we’ve never tried it with the pan roasted peppers. That sounds like the perfect addition!!! I just know I’d love it! 🙂