Eating healthy in the winter is hard, because I live in Ohio, and the only plant that flourishes here in the snowy months is pot. And. that’s grown indoors.
Once spring hits, we are all collectively craving fresh produce.
Asparagus is a relatively new addition to our diet. Since we have shifted our focus into getting as many vitamins into Jude as possible, taking him to the store with me and letting him pick out foods that look fun has yielded a whole new palette.
Asparagus has been a big hit, mostly because the kids can do much of the prep work, which leaves me free time better spent drinking and watching the Royal Wedding off the DVR.
I could do without the smelly pee, though.
Oven Roasted Garlic Asparagus
Author: Brittany Gibbons of BarefootFoodie.com
Recipe type: Side Dish
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Serves: 4-6
The perfect summer side dish, with the right mix of lemon and garlic. A fan favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 Large Bunch of Asparagus, rinsed, dried and trimmed
- 1 Lemon
- 3 tbsp Chopped Garlic
- 1 tbsp Kosher Salt
- Olive Oil to coat
- 1 gallon size Ziploc bag
Instructions
- Toss the asparagus into the gallon size ziploc bag, and add the garlic, salt and olive oil.
- Seal the bag and smoosh around to coat evenly.
- Put in the fridge for about an hour to marinate.
- Once it's ready, heat your oven to 400 degrees, and spread asparagus evenly over a large cookie sheet covered in foil (way less messy).
- Cook for 20 minutes.
- After you remove from the oven, squeeze with fresh lemon juice and serve!
My fave!! (After pot, that is. Heh.)
I was thinking the same thing! ;)
Apparently it only makes certain peoples’ pee smell. *The more you knooooow*
I am not one of those people and cook asparagus about once or twice a week. My pee is as fresh as PineSol.
So what you are saying is, you are a wizard.
Haha I don’t know. It’s just never happened for certain members of my family. Weirdness.
I read in an article once that asparagus makes everyone’s pee smell, but some people lack the particular sense of smell to actually smell that their pee stinks. Does that make sense?
This is a pretty weird comment, sorry.
Yum! Must try!
sounds yummy, except I don’t like asparagus, so there’s that..BTW, How is Jude? did you guys ever retest? Hugs to yall!
omg speaking of asparagus…i hosted easter for the first time ever this year and the only asparagus i could find was by far the girthiest asparagus i have ever seen. i literally felt guilty serving it on the holiest of holidays. i have attached a photo as proof. http://yfrog.com/hssiavoj
Holy crap! It’s like the size of a horse hoof!
*DROOOOL* Um, yum??
I could live off asparagus. Maybe not technically, but you know what I mean…
Nummy. My husband and I both went to culinary school and love love love fresh produce =) We like to mix in a bit of tomato and baby bella mushrooms with our asparagus.
My hubby makes the best roasted asparagus! I’m not sure how healthy it is, but we’re getting some green in our diets so it’s all good.
He takes a bunch of asparagus and trims it down and then tosses with EVOO, salt & pepper and spreads it on a pan. Then he dumps a ton of grated parmesan on top and bacon bits (the real bacon kind) and puts them in the oven for 12 minutes at 450 degrees. Enjoy!
Loooove asparagus! It’s best tossed with EVOO and seasonings and put on the grill though. Ready in minutes and so crisp and tasty!
This. This is my absolute favorite vegetable. I discovered this a few months ago and started cooking asparagus like a *fiend*.
I super love asparagus! For the longest time though I had no idea what was causing my funky pee smell until a computer teacher mentioned it. No clue how that conversation even came up in a computer class but I guess it had to do with most of the students being in their 20’s and 30’s and all women. :O
Unrelated to asparagus: THANK YOU for admitting that you’re still watching the Royal Wedding. Because everyone I tell about loving it? Thinks I’m horribly uncool.
LOVED. IT.
Make that 3 of us still watching and reading up on more details.
We’re big asparagus eaters in our house too. I roast it most often, but it’s also great grilled.
we eat asparagus a lot and use the same ingredients on ours. they are GREAT like that on the grill.
Love asparagus! Our household prepares it with olive oil, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese in the oven or on the bbq. Delicious! Learned myself a little ’bout asparagus the other day and need to share….don’t trim the spears with a knife! Hold it at both ends and bend it towards you until it snaps. It magically snaps off right above the spot where the asparagus turns woody. Changed my life! ;)
Best tip I’ve learned is to do that trick to one and then place it back with bunch and use it as a guide for the rest of them. Just cut through them all at the same point so they’re the same length!
We grill asparagus, which seems like it would be similar. Just a little sea salt and olive oil. They cook very quickly though, so don’t turn your back on ’em.
There’s an exhibit about asparagus and making your pee smell at our local Tech museum in the body section and they said it’s genetic. So not everyone’s pee stinks.
You either have or don’t have an enzyme in your body that will cause you to have funky smelling pee if you eat certain foods, one of them being asparagus. I think it’s funny!
Going to have to try this receipe. I’ve done one similar with garlic powder and olive oil for the marinade and then sprinkle with parmesan and bread crumbs and roast in the oven. This one sounds great with the lemon at the end, plus I need to cutback on the cheese already.
I make chicken roll ups using asparagus that my kids actually request, which means it’s definitely good.
We pound out the chix breast and then mariande them in garlic, S & P and a little olive oil for about 10 minutes and then roll up a bundle of aparagus spears, prisciutto slices and provolone cheese inside the chix breast and then secure with a toothpick. We saute the rolls to add a little browning and then finish in the oven. I make a honey mustard gravy to go with and the kids go apes over them.
I hope your son is feeling well. I am a new reader to your blog and I am enjoying it immensely.
This is one of our favorite standard dinnertime side dishes!
To make it a little less messy, though, instead of doing the plastic bag + shaking we bought one of those refill-able olive oil spritzers (from World Market) and spritz the asparagus directly once it’s on the pan. I think that cuts down a bit on the excess oil, too.
So basically this dish will make you smell from both ends. Winning!
Also, try it on the grill as well. Yummy.
I love asparagus! So much so that I made my crazy-gardening parents start a patch for me. I’ll have to try this.
And I’m from Kentucky. Pot is our No. 1 cash crop!
Can you please explain how to trim this stuff? I didn’t realize asparagus could get a woody.
trying this tonight, thankssss
OMG this was so frigging good!!!!!!!! Serious yummmmmmm
I am so glad you liked it! And thanks so much for coming back and letting me know!