Roasted Asparagus

asparagus

olive oil

salt

black pepper

Parmesan,

Trim the woody ends from the asparagus, usually about 1 1/2 inches. Lightly peel the remaining stalks (not always necessary, but more of a personal preference). Spread the spears in a single layer on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and roll to coat thoroughly.

Roast the asparagus until lightly browned and tender, about 8 to 10 minutes, giving the pan a good shake about halfway through to turn the asparagus. Arrange the roasted asparagus on a serving platter and top with some Parmesan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Simply delicious and so very easy! Served with baked salmon, yum!

Very good!  The Parmesan made all the difference.

Absolutely love this! It’s quick, easy, and most important DELICIOUS!!!

Awesome, simple and delicious.  same approach works well on top of grill in a Big Green Egg, cooking alongside a nice steak, put back in the remaining olive oil, squeeze a lemon over the roasted asparagus, and toss a little to spread the olive oil and lemon juice, then plate.  Good stuff

Yummy simplicity!! This makes a great side but I was looking to try it with something different and call me crazy...I discovered that it is also wicked amazing tucked into a toasted roast beef sandwich with a slice of cherrywood smoked bacon! I bet it would be fantastic tucked into a turkey club too! Ohhhh the possibilities are endless! 

<div>This was an absolute hit at our Easter Dinner. </div><div><br /></div>

Baking, or roasting your asparagus, will retain antioxidant value and nutrient levels.

I usually steam my asparagus, but it was really good roasted!  I will make it this way again.

I am addicted to oven roasted vegetables, including asparagus, also brocolli and cauliflower, carrots and potatoes all done this way except I smother them in chopped or minced garlic!  Can't get enough!

I've never had let alone made roasted asparagus.  This was fantastic.  We loved it.  Thanks so much for the recipe.

The recipe is simple and brings out the flavor of the asparagus nicely.

I love aparagus, and this is my favorite way to prepare/eat it.  It's easy and delicious.<br /><br />Now that I think about it I may try this with my favorite vegetable...broccoli.

I never liked asparagus, but I thought I'd give this recipe a try. But...I still don't like asparagus. : I think I was hoping for a miracle recipe that made asparagus taste like something else! The other flavors were good though.

This recipe rates 5 stars in my recipe book! Prep is simple, ingredients are minimal, and it is quite tasteful!!! I like to sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.

I made a LARGE Easter meal and so was very pleased to find another very good; very easy recipe.  The asparagus was perfectly crisped and simply seasoned.  My family loved it, as it is not the traditional green vegetable that you find at our dinner table!  And I even forgot to add the cheese!

This is a wonderful recipe.  If you never ate or liked asparagus before, you'll love this, and it is so easy to fix.  Thanks Tyler for another great recipe. 

So yummy!  Never liked asparagus before, this is the way to prepare it!  Thanks so much!

This recipe makes preparing asparagus simple, easy, fool-proof, and delicious.  Even family members who swore "I don't like asparagus" have changed their minds.    

The aspargus was salty and tender. It was a grate complement to the talipa.

These were amazing! made em for Easter dinner tonight..everyone absolutely loved them! and talk about easy!

I roast ALL my veggies this way.  When I make the asparagus, I ommmit the cheese.  I add a little fresh garlic and fresh rosemary prior to the roast.  The rosemary is just a delicious added flavor.  Once they are done, I squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the asparagus. Simply spring and simply yummy!

Made this recipe 2 times in one week it was so good.  Super simple and fantastic tasting...doesn't get much better than that!

This is ridiculously simple, but I had always cooked asparagus in a pan or sauce pan, after trying this method I will never cook asparagus differently. They came out superb. Simple but great!

I tried this extremely simple method to cook asparagus the first time, primarily because the stovetop was nonfunctioning-needing repairs.  We picked up our first spring bunch of asparagus that day and couldn't wait to have some.  I recalled Tyler's recipe and ten minutes later- we were munch it out of the pan.  Such amazing flavor!!!  It is now the only way I reccomend asparagus!

I will NEVER eat asparagus any other way than roasted !!  great flavor &amp; nothing to making this side dish!!  fantastic, thanks Tyler for a fast &amp; easy dish!!

My husband roasts asparagus all the time but hasn't used garlic.  Lisa - how much crushed garlic do you use?  Mary Ann - if you like your asparagus with cocktails, try Paul Dean's asparagus wrapped in filo dough.  Outrageous!  Also, if you like your asparagus cold, try it on lettuse or baby spinach with French dressing.  Makes a wonderful salad!

I didn't know I liked asparagus until I tried this recipe. My husband and family loved it

Andrew, I've posted four or five reviews over the past week and the site is working perfectly. I actually live very close to you.  The recipe is a winner - just make sure you turn them to avoid burning.  

This isn't a real review.  I'm just seeing if I can post a review on this recipe, 'cuz I've been trying for 4 days to post a review on a brownie recipe and this website has been balky ever since, and they haven't fixed it.  So I thought I'd try to post a review elsewhere, and see if it worked.

I added crushed garlic, fresh thyme and a small amount of lemon rind, and made a paste with the oil, salt and pepper and lightly rubbed the asparagus.  It works in the oven, but it gets a little browned in the broiler...only takes 5-6 minutes.

I never liked asparagus. I guess cause my mom always used the can asparagus. I made this for my husband one night, he did get a little. It was all I ate that night. Almost all of it...LOL... This is the only way I cook it now. As for the person who said to much salt. You know how much you like, so only use what you like. Very easy and fast for a quick dinner

I served this for Christmas Dinner and everyone asked me for the recipe.  When I told them that I just added S &amp; P and good olive oil, they couldn't believe that's all there was to it.

I've never peeled my asparagus before,  but I did for this recipe and loved the end result. It was easy to bite into without all that extra stringy skin. I used the called-for proportions of olive oil and salt, but the asparagus was waaaay too salty! AND I am usually a fan of lots of salt. Too much salt. I would cut by half or down to 1/4 of what's called for. I think 2 Tbsp. is too much olive oil as well. There was a lot of extra olive oil left in the bottom of the baking sheet. I'll try this dish next time with less olive oil and salt.

i had just bought some beautiful asparagus at the farmers' market and was looking a different way to prepare it (i usually grill or steam it).<br />but this is the best - how simple and perfect!<br />this is my new FOREVER asparagus recipe.<br />lovely.

This recipe rocks! I love the flavor roasting gives the asparagus. I doubt we will ever have steamed again.

I make this all the time, and everyone always loves it!  It's good and good for you, and SO simple to make.

This is an excellent way to prepare this vegetable.  I have mad it several times.  The last time I added sliced grape tomatoes.  I got rave reviews on that! 

This method is one of the few ways I eat asparagus.  Let the spears get a little dark to add some crunch.  We roast asparagus and eat it with a cocktail.  So good and good for you!  I roast two pounds and have the leftovers cold.

I fix asparagus like this often.  I think it improves the flavor.  I have learned alot from the cooking channel. 

Made this as a side dish for Valentine's Day dinner and have to say even though it had very few ingredients, it was very tasty.

I simply love asparagus and this recipe is fantastic. I loved it just the way it is.

olive oil starts to burn when exposed to high temps, so all i did was melt down a few tablespoons of unsalted butter, add in a sprinkle of lemon pepper, and reduced the temp to 380. i also covered my dish with aluminum foil. the concentration of lemon in the lemon pepper really adds to it when slow roasted. also i didnt have to worry about the tips burning and almost frying in the olive oil. all you have to do is extend the time to about 15 mins. still really fast, and honestly delicious! <br /><br />ps. the fresh grated parm reggiano is superb on top of these immediately out of the oven!

I tried this one and it just tasted flat. If anything cut back a little on the parm and use seasoned salt vs plain salt.<br />I usually do asparagus on the grill. Marinate in your fave italian dressing for about an hour then grill till bright green - it's got more of a rounded flavor that adds to the delicate flavor of the asparagus.

Method is good but I'd recommend using a lighter olive oil.  EVOO is too strongly flavored and even stronger when exposed to high heat - tends to taste burned.

This is so easy and quick! I tried it the 1st time w/o the parmesan. The 2nd time (and there after), I added the parmesan and it really adds to the flavor of the asparagus!

Simple and delicious.  I probably had to roast them for 13-14 minutes though.

I peel away the outer layer of the stalks and the asparagus seemed much more tender, less slimy.  I will definitely use this again!

This recipe is so simple, anyone can follow it.  But the end result is flavorful and a great way to add asparagus to any meal.  The other great benefit is that you'll usually end up with leftovers, which are great for omelettes or salads the next day.

Growing up I ate Asparagus from the can and like it.  However, roasting it rules!!

I was really surprised how much better roasting asparagus was versus steaming.  It was incredible simple as well as flavorful.  Yummy.  This is now a staple in my recipe box.

Easy an Delicious we also threw in a little garlic just because we love it.  Thank you

I am not a big fan of Asparagus but my boyfriend is.  I made this as part of our Valentine's dinner and he loved it! It was good.

This is definately one of my favorite veggie recipes. I use Pam olive oil because the first time I accidently ODed on the olive oil and it was not good at all. The recipe is so simple and so delicious! Definately a keeper!

This recipe is SO delicious, SO easy, and perfect for company.  I've tried cooking asparagus many different ways with alot of flops - this recipe is foolproof.  Love It !

I left off the cheese and it was delicious; both warm and at room temp.

Quick and easy, even my kids loved it! Excellent flavor.

This was a huge hit at my dinner party!  Everyone loved it so much and asked me for the recipe.  It is now my favorite way to make asparagus and it was simple!  The second time I made it I also added a little Balsamic vinegar and that was awesome too!  Thanks!

My husband says he doesn't like asparagus, but he loves this.

It had never occured to me to roast Asparagus and although I enjoyed steamed, it wasn't a family favorite.  This is an easy to way to cook and serve it and the taste is magnificant.  It gives Asparagus a whole new taste and texture.  I doubt I will ever eat steamed again.  BTW:  the family loved it too, including our teen boy who is a pretty picky eater.

Thanks for the recipe! Very simple and tasty I'll be making more of this in the future!

They had a taste of burned evoo.  But very tender and good.  I may have used too much evoo since all other reviews had good luck.  I was going to try with a different oil next time, but I am going to try again with less oil.

I spice them up quite a bit.  Always a crowd pleaser.

I saw this recipie on How to Boil Water and the running joke of my life is that I can't manage to do that...so the fact that I could accomplish this recipie like a pro was awe-inspiring.  I encourage everyone to give it a try.  I loved it...it was so easy!  And it tasted delicious!  You did it...made me believe I can learn to cook.<br /><br />And eat healthier and save money.  Not a down side to this, is there?

I have always liked asparatus, and thought this version was particularly good, but I even caught my mom, who claims she doesn't like asparagus, sneaking seconds. Tendercrisp and sweet, with just enough richness from the olive oil and the salty tang of the parm, what's not to love?  Yummy!

In the course of describing the method of roasting asparagus, Tyler also mentioned a couple of alternatives:  carrots with brown sugar, and zucchini with parmesan.  I have made both for dinner tonight.  The carrots I roasted in butter (added a little cinnamon and nutmeg, the zucchini in EVOO with just salt &amp; pepper just like the asparagus he roasted.  I parboiled the carrots for five minutes, and started roasting the carrots 15 minutes before the zukes and didn't add the cheese to the zukes until I stuck them under the broiler.  Oh my God, they are both sensational.  Thanks again Tyler, for making a simple offhand suggestion that turned out so amazing.  I certainly intend to try more variations on the roasted veggie theme!  You are a great teacher, TF!!

Loved this method of cooking asparagus! I always worry steaming asparagus because they easily get overcooked.  They turned out perfectly cooked yet crisp with this recipe.  Everybody loved it.  Thanks

Not only is this a great recipe in and of itself, but it's also very easy to change up.  I've used the technique with broccoli, cauliflower, and green beans and gotten excellent results.  I've also added crushed red pepper flakes and minced garlic and gotten rave reviews from family and friends.

I was amazed at how easy this was and how delicious it was.  My husband raved about it and my kids even ate it!  What could be better than that?!

Easy and very good.  Family enjoyed it very much.

I never cared for Asparagus, and my Fiance hated it.  We made this recipe with some hesitation simply because we were doing the two dishes that were on thie same episode already.  WOW!  Were we glad we made it.  My fiance now asks for this recipe almost every week, and we look for good Asparagus recipes.  Thanks for changing our outlook on such a healthy food Tyler.

This is an outstanding recipe. The preserves the taste of the asparagus.

roasted asparagus

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Tyler Florence

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