Simple Roasted Asparagus baked in the oven with lemon, shallots, garlic and olive oil. This can be made in 30 minutes (with just 10 minutes of hands-on time)! An easy vegan side dish, perfect for spring.
Hey friends, here’s an old recipe that I thought I’d bring forward for Spring. It’s a simple vegan side dish, healthy and light, perfect for spring meals and a staple around here- Roasted Asparagus!
Tender seasonal asparagus is tossed with olive oil, garlic, shallots, salt, pepper and lemon zest, then placed on a sheet pan, and baked in a 400 F oven. After 15-25 minutes (depending on the thickness) the asparagus comes out tender, yet vibrant and crisp.
What I like about this recipe, is you can prep the roasted asparagus ahead for meal-prep or entertaining (it will keep up to 3-4 days) and store in a ziplock in the fridge until ready to bake.
Then just spread out on a sheet pan and roast when ready.
Top the Roasted Asparagus with toasted pine nuts if you like (or sub another nut!) or even a fine dusting of pecorino cheese. So tasty!
How to cut Asparagus:
- Hold one spear of asparagus in your hand, and with your fingers snap off the rough end.
- Where it naturally breaks is where to cut the remaining asparagus.
- Use this as a guide to trim the remaining asparagus, laying it next to the others.
- Cut the remaining spears to match this length.
How to Roast Asparagus:
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Trim asparagus and toss with olive oil, garlic, shallot, lemon zest, salt & pepper.
- Lay asparagus out in a single layer on a foil or parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Roast until just tender (do not let it get mushy) about 20 minutes (check earlier for extra thin ones), depending on size and thickness.
- Once tender, place in a serving dish and finish with a little squeeze of lemon juice, more lemon zest and optional romano cheese. Add toasted pine nuts if you like.
Can’t wait to hear what you pair this with! Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Happy Spring produce- yay!!!
For more spring recipes visit 20 Recipes That Celebrate Spring or take a peek at Our 20 most Popular Side Dishes.
Sylvia
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Simple Roasted Asparagus baked in the oven with lemon, garlic, shallots and olive oil. Can be made in 20 minutes! An easy vegan side dish, perfect for spring. #roastedasparagus
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: vegan, side dish, side
- Method: roasted, baked,
- Cuisine: northwest
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, tough ends trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small shallot- finely sliced
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1–2 tablespoon lemon zest (divided)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Optional: grated parmesan or pecorino cheese, toasted pine nuts ( or other nut)
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 400F
- Toss trimmed asparagus with olive oil, garlic, shallot, lemon zest, salt & pepper. Lay out in a single layer on a foil or parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Roast until just tender, about 20 minutes (check earlier for extra thin ones), depending on size and thickness.
- Once tender, place in a serving dish and finish with a little squeeze of lemon juice, more lemon zest and optional romano cheese. Add toasted pine nuts if you like.
Notes
To better gage where to trim the asparagus, break one of the ends off. Where it naturally wants to break is roughly where you should cut the rest.
Pencil thick asparagus takes roughly 15-20 minutes of roasting. Based on this adjust your baking time.
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Delicious!
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Easy and tasty!
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My family loved this- even our kids. Made your Quinoa Cakes and served this as a side. Delish!
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Simple and delicious. Served it with your Miso Salmon.
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I am new to cooking and had never tried cooking asparagus. This was simple and easy and both my boyfriend and I love the flavor.
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