Saturday, January 22, 2011

Lemon Balsamic Roasted Asparagus


Was anyone else SO HAPPY to see two large bundles of asparagus in their basket this morning?  Seeing that made this girl happy!

Here is a perfect recipe to use up some of that delicious asparagus and lemons we got.  

I found this recipe a couple of days ago and was really excited to try it tonight.  I LOVE Balsamic Vinegar and fresh squeezed lemon juice so there was no doubt in my mind about loving it!

Lemon Balsamic Roasted Asparagus

Ingredients:
*I didn't measure anything.  I just used about half of one of the bundles we got and just dumped the other ingredients until it looked good to me.*
asparagus
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
fresh squeezed lemon juice
salt
pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Wash your asparagus and cut 1-1 1/2" off the bottom of the asparagus.  Put the asparagus, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a Ziploc bag.  Shake the bag until the asparagus is evenly coated.  Put on a cookie sheet and cook in the oven for 7-10 minutes, turning the asparagus half way through the time.  ENJOY!
 

3 comments:

Kim said...

this looks really good. might have to try it this week. and yes i was so excited about the 2 bundles of asparagus.

Tasha said...

The Parmesan asparagus was super, I can't wait to try this one out this week!

ronni said...

I usually just roast with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and finish with fresh squeezed lemon. Next time i'll try the addition of balsamic vinegar. Thanks for all the great recipes!! : )