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Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Asparagus is a simple dish that you will find on my dinner table at least once a week in the spring. Few ingredients are needed to make this delicious side dish shine. A hint of fresh lemon zest keep the flavors bright and add a pop of color to your dinner table. Make this dish today and I promise you will not be disappointed.
Roasted Asparagus
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 bunches asparagus
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt to taste
zest of 1 lemon
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Wash your asparagus and chop off the bottom 3rd part. (Alternately, you can snap each spear where it naturally wants to break, but I prefer using a knife so all the spears are uniform). Drizzle half the olive oil on a baking sheet and add the asparagus. Sprinkle with kosher salt and drizzle with the remaining oil. Toss to combine and spread out evenly on baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes until the asparagus are slightly limp. Transfer to serving tray and sprinkle with the zest of one lemon. Enjoy!
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PB and I are running the 10 mile Cherry Blossom run in Washington DC this weekend! We are heading down with our friends Kristine & Jon and we’re so excited. I will hopefully be running with Ashley and her friends and meeting up with Anne P! The last race we ran was the Disney Half Marathon, where we spent our time laughing and grimacing at the freezing rain. The previous race was the Philadelphia Half Marathon, which was so much fun, with an even more fun after party attended by the infamous Heather & Mark. Cross your fingers this summer weather continues… I will post a full race recap as always.
Attn Philly Readers: I will be participating in the National Food Bloggers Bake Sale for Share our Strength next weekend. I am making my chocolate covered pretzel rods, and I hope you come out to A Full Plate Cafe (1009 N. Bodine St Philadelphia, PA 19123) next Saturday April 17 from 10 AM- 3 PM to buy our goodies! We appreciate your support. You can read more about the event on Foodaphilia or at Share Our Strength.
LOVE asparagus. Its so incredible this time of year. Good luck this weekend and have fun! As always, cannot wait to read the recap
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Love roasted asparagus!
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i ADORE roasted asparagus…’specially with some garlic and lemon zest! don’t you just love it when you have flavors that compliment eachother so well that you just can’t imagine them going with anything else!?
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I know what we’re having for dinner tonight! thanks babe!
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Thanks for the amazing recipe, Sabrina!
Have a great day!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
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Am looking forward to trying this recipe. DC is lovely right now so hopefully the weather will hold up for the Cherry blosson race. I have run it a few times and it is a lot of fun but can get really crowded. Good luck!
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I love roasted asparagus, especially right now when the spears are so nice.
Are you coming to the lunch on Saturday? I hope so!
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RhodeyGirlTests Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 11:41 am
@Jacquie, I wish! We are not going to be down in DC until 1 or 2 PM so I won’t make it to the lunch. I will, however, by wearing my RhodeyGirl Tests t-shirt to the race Sunday so if you see me please say hello!!!
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Jacquie Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 11:42 am
@RhodeyGirlTests, Fabulous! Will do
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My favorite is basically the same thing but on the grill! Love asparagus, especially in the summer!
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RhodeyGirlTests Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 11:42 am
@Bridget, If we had a grill I would agree with you!!!!!
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I adore roasted asparagus – its also to die for with some parmesean shaved over it so the parmesean just bakes on and gets crunch. But then again, everything is better with parmesean in my opinion!
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RhodeyGirlTests Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
@Christine, Yummmm. I will try that next time! Thanks for the tip!
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This is my go-to spring recipe. Its amazing how simple ingrediants help the asparagus shine. I love using the oven until the weather gets a tad warmer and then I use this same recipe on the grill. Yum
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LOVEEEEE asparagus! Especially grilled with a little garlic salt!
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Oh have fun on the run!! Sounds like a blast!
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i absolutely can’t wait to run with you! WE’RE GOING TO ROCK THIS RACE GIRL!
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Funny! I’m making this as a side dish tonight for a dinner party but mines just with EVOO S&P and Parmesan Cheese!
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Yummmm! This looks delicious!
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I agree — I need Asparagus at least once a week too. Simple, HEALTHY, and delicious — especially essential when you’re training for something as intense as a 10 mile run! Have fun!
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