How To Make Baked Asparagus & Asparagus Salad Recipe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Select fresh asparagus spears that are bright green and plump.

Store asparagus in the fridge in a jar with water if not using immediately.

Rinse asparagus under cool running water and dry with a kitchen towel.

Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus by bending them until they break.

Place the trimmed asparagus on a parchment-lined sheet pan in a single layer.

Drizzle with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, and grated fresh garlic.

Optionally, sprinkle with a few tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes, checking for doneness by inserting a paring knife at the base of the largest spear.

If the knife meets little resistance, the asparagus is done; if not, bake for another 1-2 minutes.

Drizzle with lemon juice before serving.

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