Herby Roasted Asparagus
Eating your greens is easy when they taste, and look, this good. Fresh asparagus is roasted with flavours of thyme, capers, and pistachios and served with a sprinkling of parmesan.
How long will it take?
30 minutes
What’s the serving size?
Serves 6
What do I need?
- 2 bunches asparagus
- 1 ½ tbsp capers, drained
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
- 50 g pistachios, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 30 mL olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Sea salt, to taste
- 30 g shaved parmesan
How do I make it?
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Break off woody ends of asparagus and discard.
- Place asparagus in a large bowl and add capers, thyme, pistachios, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Mix well to coat all ingredients with oil.
- Tip onto a lined baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and squeeze over lemon juice. Scatter with parmesan cheese and sprinkle with sea salt, then serve.
