Roasted Garlic-Lemon Asparagus
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- Number of Servings: 3
Ingredients
* 15 Fresh Asparagus Spears * Lemon Juice, 1 lemon yields * Garlic, 2 clove * Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 0.5 tbsp (remove) * Pecorino Romano, 1 tbsp (remove)
Approx 5 Asparagus Spears = 1 serving
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Wash and snap off the tough ends of the asparagus.
Place asparagus in an oven-safe dish, pan, cookie sheet, etc.
Drizzle olive oil over asparagus.
Press 2 garlic cloves over asparagus.
Squeeze the juice of 1/2 - 1 lemon over asparagus.
Salt to taste.
Toss asparagus so that the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and salt evenly coat each spear.
Sprinkle approx. 1 tbs of pecorino romano over the spears.
Place in oven for 15-20 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy :)
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CNK333.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Wash and snap off the tough ends of the asparagus.
Place asparagus in an oven-safe dish, pan, cookie sheet, etc.
Drizzle olive oil over asparagus.
Press 2 garlic cloves over asparagus.
Squeeze the juice of 1/2 - 1 lemon over asparagus.
Salt to taste.
Toss asparagus so that the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and salt evenly coat each spear.
Sprinkle approx. 1 tbs of pecorino romano over the spears.
Place in oven for 15-20 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy :)
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CNK333.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 53.6
- Total Fat: 3.2 g
- Cholesterol: 1.7 mg
- Sodium: 436.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 5.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
Member Reviews
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SUDZEE
This was really good, but watch the cooking time, if you're using asparagus with thinner stems they only need about 12 minutes in the oven - 4/22/09
Reply from CNK333 (4/23/09)
Thank you! :) I forgot to mention stem thickness... It definitely makes a difference!