Roasted Asparagus with Lemon

Active Time: 5 Minutes Total Time: 15 Minutes Serves: Serves 4

Vegan    Gluten Free   

Roasted Asparagus with Lemon

Ingredients

  • 1 pound asparagus
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat the oven (with the oven rack in the middle) to 425°F. Snap the tough bottom end (1 to 2 inches) from each asparagus spear and discard. Place the asparagus on a rimmed sheet pan and toss with the oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper (12 turns on pepper mill). Arrange in a single layer and roast until just tender, about 10 minutes.

step by step

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Heat the oven (with oven rack in the middle) to 425°F. Wash 1 pound of asparagus and 1 lemon.

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Snap the tough bottom end (1 to 2 inches) from each asparagus spear and discard. Place the asparagus on a rimmed sheet pan.

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Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

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Grate the zest of a lemon by moving in one direction along a zester, removing only the yellow zest. Turn the lemon and repeat until you have 1 tsp grated zest (from 1 lemon).

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Season with ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.

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Season with ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (12 turns on pepper mill).

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Toss.

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Arrange in a single layer and roast until just tender, about 10 minutes.

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Enjoy.

This recipe was printed from:
https://jessicaseinfeld.com/recipes/roasted-asparagus-with-lemon