Asparagus With Lemon and Mint

Name: Asparagus With Lemon and Mint
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs asparagus, pencil-thin trimmed and cut diagonally into 2-in . lengths; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely grated; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 3 tablespoons very fresh mint mint leaves, finely shredded; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Submitted by Charlotte J

"I've been saving this since 1997 from McCall's magazine. There are 9 Passover recipes in it. The menu they gave is Gefilte Fish (no recipe), Chicken Soup With Matzo Balls, Mixed Green Salad (no recipe), Stuffed Tarragon Roast Capon With Rich Pan Gravy, Matzo Walnut and Mushroom Stuffing, Roasted Tzimmes, Asparagus With Lemon and Mint, Chocolate-Almond Torte With Strawberry Sauce, and Assorted Macaroons. One of these days I may get this made but for safe keeping I'm saving it here."

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photo by Leslie

Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 lbs asparagus, pencil-thin trimmed and cut diagonally into 2-in . lengths
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon zest, finely grated
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
3 tablespoons very fresh mint mint leaves, finely shredded
1 tablespoon lemon juice

directions

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook asparagus 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp-tender. Drain in colander; dry on paper towel.
In serving bowl, combine olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Add hot aspargus. Toss mixture to bring to room temperature.
Just before serving, stir in mint and lemon juice.
Serve at room temperature.

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Reviews

Wow! We loved this recipe! I adore asparagus and this was new way for us to enjoy it. The mint and lemon went together so well. Thanks for submitting! Made for ZWT 3 :)

Leslie
Lovely!! This simple dish is just great! Easy to prepare and so very fresh! Loved it. ZWT3

Thymestudio
Delish! Simple and tasty. Next time I would cut back on the mint a little bit as I thought that it was a little over powering for the lemon zest flavor to come through. Made for ZWT 3. Thanks Charlotte!

lazyme
I roasted the asparagus like another reviewer did and the flavors were good together. I might add a little less of the mint leaves next time but they were good. Thanks!

CheSara
What a great way to serve asparagus! I scaled this recipe down by half, and the ratios worked perfectly. The only change that I made was to toss my asparagus with the olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper and roast them at 425F for about 15 minutes or so. Then I tossed them with the mint and lemon. Superb!

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