Asian Roasted Asparagus

Submitted by Linky

"I adapted this from another recipe for grilled asparagus. The grill was out of gas, so I decided to try using the oven. I modified the seasonings to reflect my desire to cut the fat content. My company, family and I all loved the results. Enjoy! "

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 2 lbs asparagus, tough ends removed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil (or just use all sesame oil, if desired)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (I used the jarred kind)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, coarse ground, to taste
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt, to taste (if using low-sodium soy sauce)

directions

1. Pre heat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Lay trimmed asparagus in a rimmed baking sheet. Spread out.
3. Drizzle other ingredients evenly over asparagus,.
4. Roast in oven for approximately 20 minutes until asparagus are hot, slightly browned, but still somewhat crisp. Check periodically, time depends on how thick your asparagus is.

Reviews

[ceciliale13]

I added some honey to balance out the saltiness of the soy sauce and garlic salt. Also, 20 minutes was way too long, it made the asparagus soggy. It should be crispy around 10 minutes or so.

 

[duonyte]

I used my air fryer to cook the asparagus. 400 deg. for six minutes were enough for my medium-thick spears. They weren't really browned, but were cooked just as I like them. I cooked only about 1/2 lb of asparagus, wish I had more. I did use fresh ginger instead of ground.

 

[lazyme]

Yum. I really enjoyed this asparagus. I ended up with the skinniest asparagus I've ever seen so attempted to adjust the cooking time to accommodate that. I still misjudged it.....but it was still really good. My fault not the recipe's. It was a little limp but I can't wait to try this again with 'fatter' asparagus that I think will make a big difference. Thanks for sharing, Linky.

 

[breezermom]

I halved the recipe and used garlic powder instead of garlic salt, because of the soy sauce. This turned out wonderfully. My asparagus was thin, and I cut the cooking time in half, but it still shrunk up quite a bit. Judge your cooking time on the size of your asparagus.

 

[COOKGIRl]

I used one teaspoon regular sesame oil and replaced the olive oil with 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil. I don't understand the use of garlic salt when both soy sauce and garlic are also included in the ingredient's list so I skipped the garlic salt. *Fresh* ginger in place of ground-significantly fresher taste! Roasted for 15 minutes-but roasting time really depends on the thickness of the stalks. Prepared for CQ 2016.