An easy roasted asparagus recipe to make with fresh asparagus, butter, salt, pepper and garnished with lemon. Serve this vegetable recipe for a wonderful brunch menu or complement beef, pork or chicken.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Vegetable
Cuisine: American
Keyword: roasted asparagus recipe
Servings: 4
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
15-20asparagus spears
Butter
2Tablespoonswater
coarse ground sea salt
fresh cracked pepper
Sliced lemon
Instructions
Wash and break off or cut diagonally the ends of the asparagus at the point where they break off easily.
Peel just the bottom of the stalks with a potato peeler.
Place in a single layer in a 9" x 13" glass baking dish or wrap a a metal cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Add water; dot with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.