Roasted Asparagus with Feta
Recipe: #8102
February 18, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Cheese, Feta, Asparagus, Greek, 5-Minute Prep, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Oven Roast, Diabetic, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, more
"My preferred way of having asparagus is roasted in the oven, just long enough to keep it crunchy but tender. I have a set time I use, but if you use thicker asparagus or like it softer, adjust the cooking time to your taste."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (391.5 g)
- Calories 320.4
- Total Fat - 23.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.9 g
- Cholesterol - 15.9 mg
- Sodium - 222.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.8 g
- Sugars - 7.1 g
- Protein - 14.6 g
- Calcium - 349.8 mg
- Iron - 6.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 55.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400F.
Step 2
Heat olive oil, minced garlic, lemon zest, oregano, and red pepper flakes in a small pan over low heat until garlic becomes golden and oil becomes fragrant; remove from heat and allow to cool.
Step 3
Bend asparagus gently until it breaks at a natural point and discard ends.
Step 4
Toss asparagus pieces with infused olive oil and place in a single layer on a baking sheet (one with a side edge).
Step 5
Season asparagus with salt and pepper.
Step 6
Sprinkle asparagus with crumbled feta cheese.
Step 7
Roast at 400F for 12 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
Step 8
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and squeeze the lemons over the asparagus, being careful to catch the seeds.
Tips
No special items needed.