Roasted Asparagus is an effortless, crispy veggie dish seasoned just right, and oven baked to give crisp edges, and a tender center.
Roasted vegetables like Roasted Broccoli and Green Beans are excellent Side Dishes to serve with any meal. This Roasted Asparagus is exactly the same.
Sabrina’s Roasted Asparagus
Perfectly Roasted Asparagus is an excellent side for your next meal. By adding a drizzle of lemon to enhance it’s fresh flavor, the asparagus will become slightly less bitter while roasting. The resulting dish is flavorful, tender-crisp vegetables that make a delicious option to serve with your dinner. This tastes particularly appetizing served with seafood like our Baked Salmon, or Garlic Cheddar Chicken. Have you been ending up with chewy asparagus, and don’t know why? Check out my chef’s note below.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds asparagus
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil.
- Trim the ends off the asparagus, use one and bend naturally to find point to trim from.
- Add the asparagus to the baking sheet in an even layer.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, lemon zest, salt and black pepper.
- Pour over the asparagus, toss gently to coat.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes until tender crisp.
Nutrition
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Chef’s Note
Heads up! If you notice that your asparagus recipe is turning out chewy, it could be that you’re prepping the vegetables too far in advance. You don’t want to trim the asparagus ahead of time, or it will wilt. Instead, cut the stalk during your dinner prep.
How to Store
- Serve: After the cooking time, don’t leave this Roasted Asparagus recipe out at room temperature for more than two hours.
- Store: To keep leftover veggies fresh, you can seal them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.
- Freeze: You can also freeze the recipe for up to 10 months as long as it’s properly sealed in an airtight storage container. Let them thaw in the fridge before reheating the asparagus in the oven to serve.
Variations
- Balsamic vinegar glazed asparagus: This recipe would taste amazing tossed in aged balsamic vinegar. You can either mix some of the balsamic vinegar into the lemon juice blend or add a balsamic drizzle to the asparagus after cooking. Either way, the addition of balsamic will taste amazing.
- Additional seasonings: add a light sprinkle of red pepper flakes, onion powder, paprika, ground mustard, Italian seasoning, or any other seasoning flavors you want to add. If you don’t have garlic cloves, you can also swap that out for garlic powder.
- Spicy Cajun asparagus: For a spicy cajun flavor, toss the asparagus spears in 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning, a teaspoon onion powder, and crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
- Cheese topping: Try adding a delicious cheese topping to your Roasted Asparagus. Pre-grated Parmesan cheese, crumbly blue cheese, or goat cheese all taste delicious sprinkled over freshly cooked asparagus. For slightly toasted and melty parmesan cheese, you can add the parmesan to the asparagus during the last minute of cooking time.
