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Roasted asparagus on a white plate

Basic Roasted Asparagus

A couple of easy steps and 4 simple ingredients is all is takes to make asparagus shine. How to Roast Asparagus is a basic and yet delicious recipe for this Spring and Summer vegetable. 

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword asparagus recipe, buying asparagus, roasted asparagus, roastedasparagus, storing asparagus
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 85 kcal
Author Samantha

Ingredients

  • 1 pound asparagus , approx. 1 bunch
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch kosher salt , or flaky sea salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven or gril to 400° F.

  2. Trim* and rinse asparagus. Place directly on oven rack or grill and roasted for 8 minutes**.

  3. Remove from oven, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Recipe Notes

* see blog post on how to trim asparagus

** medium thicker stalks will take exactly 8 minutes at 400° F. Thinner stalks will take 1-2 minutes less and extremely thick stalks will take 9-10 minutes in total.

Nutrition Facts
Basic Roasted Asparagus
Amount Per Serving
Calories 85 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 12mg1%
Potassium 229mg7%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 855IU17%
Vitamin C 6.4mg8%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.