Roasted Garlic-Lemon Asparagus


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • 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

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Introduction

Roasted Garlic-Lemon Asparagus is an easy, delicious side dish that goes with just about any meal. Enjoy! Roasted Garlic-Lemon Asparagus is an easy, delicious side dish that goes with just about any meal. Enjoy!
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)

Directions

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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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!