Asparagus is a delicious and versatile spring vegetable that can be roasted, grilled, sautéed, or steamed. When roasted, asparagus takes on a slightly caramelized flavor and tender-crisp texture. Pesto is a classic Italian sauce made with basil, olive oil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. The nutty flavor of the pesto pairs perfectly with the roasted asparagus. This simple yet elegant dish can be served as an appetizer, side dish, or main course. With just a few ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and healthy meal that is sure to impress your family and friends.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH PESTO CRèME FRAICHE
Simply roasted asparagus become downright magical when drizzled with a sauce made from creamy creme fraiche and herby pesto.
Provided by Katie Workman
Categories Side Dish
Time 22m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Place the asparagus in a baking pan. Don't worry about finding a pan large enough to hold the asparagus in one layer - the stalks can overlap a bit. Drizzle the olive oil over them and toss gently to coat the asparagus evenly. Sprinkle on the salt, and toss again.
- Roast the asparagus for 8 to 10 minutes for thin stalks, 10 to 14 for thick ones. If they overlap, just give them a little shuffle with a spatula halfway through the cooking time so they all have a chance to brown a bit. Remember that they will continue to cook a bit after you remove them from the oven, so take them out while they're still a little firmer than you would like.
- While the asparagus are roasting, blend together the crème fraiche with the pesto, taste and see if it needs additional salt and pepper. (Remembering that you seasoned the asparagus.)
- When the asparagus are cooked you can either drip over the thick creamy sauce, or you can transfer it to a small plastic bag, snip off a little corner of the bag and squeeze out the sauce over the asparagus. Serve just like that, sprinkled with lemon zest, or toss the asparagus so that it is coated with the sauce, and then sprinkle the lemon zest over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 84 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH PESTO
Make and share this Roasted Asparagus With Pesto recipe from Food.com.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Vegetable
Time 17m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Mix pesto with garlic and oil and toss with asparagus on a baking sheet.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Roast in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until done to your.
- liking.
- Sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve hot.
ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND PEAS
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Zest the lemons and lay out the zest to dry it slightly, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Mix the lemon zest with the salt in a small bowl and set aside. Cut 2 of the lemons in half and set aside.
- Drizzle the asparagus with olive oil on a baking sheet and toss to coat. Roast until the asparagus have some blackened bits, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the peas all over the asparagus, toss and squeeze on the juice of the 2 cut lemons. Return to the oven for 3 minutes.
- Serve on a big platter and sprinkle with the lemon salt, basil and parsley before serving.
ASPARAGUS PESTO PASTA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Cook 1 pound trimmed asparagus in salted boiling water until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to ice water to cool; drain and pat dry, then roughly chop. Puree the asparagus in a food processor with 1 cup fresh parsley, 1/2 cup fresh mint, 1/3 cup toasted unsalted pistachios, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper. Drizzle in 1/3 cup olive oil and puree until smooth. Toss with 1 pound cooked pasta and 3/4 cup parmesan, adding pasta cooking water as needed to loosen.
PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS PESTO
Provided by Nathan Sivin
Categories Garlic Pasta Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Dinner Parmesan Pine Nut Asparagus Spring Healthy Gourmet Pennsylvania Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 4 as a main course
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 6- to 7-quart kettle bring about 5 quarts salted water to a boil for pasta.
- Have ready a bowl of ice water. Trim woody ends from asparagus. Cut asparagus stalks crosswise into 2-inch pieces, reserving tips. In a steamer set over boiling water steam stalks, covered, 4 minutes. Add reserved asparagus tips and steam, covered, until just tender, about 1 minute. Immediately transfer asparagus to ice water to stop cooking. Drain asparagus well in a colander and pat dry.
- In a food processor pulse pine nuts and garlic with salt until finely chopped. Add asparagus and oil and pulse until asparagus is coarsely chopped. Transfer pesto to a large bowl and stir in Parmigiano-Reggiano. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/3 cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta in a colander. Add pasta and reserved cooking water to pesto, tossing to coat, and season with salt and pepper.
ROASTED ASPARAGUS
I got this recipe from "Simple Vegetarian Pleasures" by Jeanne Lemlin. I LOVE asparagus and am always on the lookout for new ways to make it. This is such an easy and elegant way to serve it. The asparagus gets a slightly nutty flavor after roasting, which makes it even more yummy.
Provided by taylortwo
Categories Vegetable
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Cut off the woody bottom part of the asparagus spears and discard.
- With a vegetable peeler, peel off the skin on the bottom 2-3 inches of the spears (this keeps the asparagus from being all "stringy" and if you eat asparagus you know what I mean by that).
- Place asparagus on foil-lined baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- With your hands, roll the asparagus around until they are evenly coated with oil and salt.
- Roast for 10-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your stalks and how tender you like them.
- They should be tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
- The tips of the spears will get very brown but watch them to prevent burning.
- They are great plain, but sometimes I serve them with a light vinaigrette if we need something acidic to balance out our meal.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.7, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 306.7, Carbohydrate 4.7, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 1.5, Protein 2.7
OVEN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS
Salty and savory, the roasting method kills the natural bitterness of asparagus. Try it next to grilled fish or lamb.
Provided by swedishmilk
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus Baked
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Place the asparagus into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss to coat the spears, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange the asparagus onto a baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness. Sprinkle with lemon juice just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Carbohydrate 5.2 g, Cholesterol 1.7 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 471.4 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH FETA
Categories Vegetable Side Roast Vegetarian Quick & Easy Feta Asparagus Spring Gourmet Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.
- Toss asparagus with oil, salt, and pepper in a large shallow baking pan and arrange in 1 layer. Roast, shaking pan once about halfway through roasting, until asparagus is just tender when pierced with a fork, 8 to 14 minutes total. Serve asparagus sprinkled with cheese.
ROASTED ASPARAGUS
Since asparagus is so abundant here in spring, I like to put it to use with this tasty roasted asparagus recipe. Not only does it come together quickly, but it calls for just a handful of items. We all look forward to this side dish each year. -Vikki Rebholz, West Chester, OH
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Arrange asparagus in a single layer in 2 foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, until crisp-tender, 12-15 minutes, turning once. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 122mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
ASPARAGUS PESTO
Making asparagus pesto lets you use the peel, which contains a ton of flavor even though it's sometimes too tough and stringy to eat. Puréeing lets you sidestep this issue: you keep the peel, and the flavor, but your food processor pulverizes the fibers, even if you use thick spears.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories easy, quick, weekday, condiments, dips and spreads
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings (about 1 1/2 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Add the asparagus and cook until fully tender but not mushy, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well, reserving some of the cooking liquid, and let the asparagus cool slightly.
- Transfer the asparagus to a food processor and add the garlic, pine nuts, 2 tablespoons of the oil, Parmesan, a pinch of salt and a couple of tablespoons of the cooking liquid. Process the mixture, stopping to scrape down the sides of the container if necessary, and gradually add the remaining oil and a bit more of the reserved cooking liquid to moisten if necessary. Add the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste, pulse one last time, and serve over pasta, fish or chicken (or cover and refrigerate for up to a day).
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 191, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 256 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
Tips:
- Choose fresh, green asparagus spears that are about the same thickness for even cooking.
- Trim the woody ends of the asparagus spears before roasting.
- Toss the asparagus spears with olive oil, salt, and pepper before roasting to enhance their flavor.
- Roast the asparagus spears at a high temperature (425°F) for a shorter amount of time (10-12 minutes) to ensure they remain crisp and tender.
- Use a variety of pesto sauces to add different flavors to your roasted asparagus. Try classic basil pesto, arugula pesto, or sun-dried tomato pesto.
- Garnish the roasted asparagus with grated Parmesan cheese, chopped nuts, or crumbled bacon for an extra touch of flavor and texture.
Conclusion:
Roasted asparagus with pesto is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a side dish, appetizer, or main course. With its vibrant green color, crisp texture, and nutty flavor, roasted asparagus is a popular choice for many occasions. By following these tips and using the recipes provided in the article, you can easily create a delicious and memorable roasted asparagus dish that will impress your family and friends.
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