Description
This Lemon Garlic Asparagus recipe is a simple and delicious way to prepare tender asparagus with bright lemon flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb. asparagus tips
- 1 T good quality olive oil
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
Instructions
- Cut 4-5 inch long tips from one pound of asparagus, saving the thicker stalk ends for another recipe.
- Zest the lemon, then cut it in half and remove any noticeable seeds. Squeeze lemon juice into a small dish.
- Heat the olive oil in the largest frying pan you have.
- Add asparagus in a single layer and turn heat to medium-high. Cook asparagus 4-5 minutes, turning about once a minute.
- Asparagus is done when the thickest part of the stalk can be pierced fairly easily with a fork but still has some snap to it, and it’s starting to brown.
- Turn off heat, then pour over desired amount of lemon juice.
- Arrange asparagus tips on a plate, sprinkle with lemon zest and serve immediately.
- If you want to cook the whole pound of asparagus, trim the woody ends, then cut it into two pieces, keeping the ends and the tips separate. Cook the ends about 2 minutes before you add the tips to the pan, then add the tips and cook 4-5 minutes more as above.
Notes
- Save the rest of the asparagus to cook another way.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Vegetable
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg