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Another Roasted Vegetable! Yes, like I have said before my family loves roasted vegetables! Roasted Asparagus gets a little extra attention because it is full of tasty garlic and lemon flavor and so delicious! It's a quick side dish that will pair well with any main entree!

Not only are roasted vegetables a perfect side dish with dinner, they are so simple to make! Just a little olive oil, salt, pepper and your favorite flavors is all you need. Toss it all together and roast it to perfection. Asparagus combined with garlic and lemon then roasted to perfection is my favorite way to devour asparagus. I like it other ways, stuffed in chicken or tossed with pasta, but roasting it is the best way!

How to Roast Asparagus

Ingredients Needed

A bunch or two of asparagus (depending on size of asparagus stalks)
¼ cup of olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tablespoons lemon juice (1 lemon)
zest of ½ a lemon
salt and pepper to taste

How to Prepare and Roast the Asparagus

You will need to separate the woody part of the asparagus from the flavorful and juicy part. Using both hands and your index fingers and thumbs, hold one asparagus stalk. Bend the asparagus gently until it breaks naturally. Where it breaks is where you want to trim the rest of the asparagus bunch.

Once the asparagus is trimmed, rinse it and pat it dry. Place the asparagus on a greased or lined baking sheet in a single layer. Drizzle the asparagus with the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and lemon zest. Toss the asparagus with tongs or your hands and spread back into a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Bake the asparagus in a preheated 400° oven for 25-30 minutes and until the asparagus tips have gotten nice and crispy. Simple as that!

If you like making easy side dishes, give these other side dish recipes a try!

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