Side Dishes

Oven-Roasted Asparagus

There's nothing quite like a simple go-to side dish that also hits all of the right tasting notes. Recipe courtesy Viking Cooking School.

Oven-Roasted Asparagus
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Recipe courtesy Viking Cooking School, Greenwood, MS

Ingredients
1 pound fresh asparagus
1½ T olive oil
Kosher salt to taste

To Prepare
Preheat oven to 450 F. Snap off woody ends of asparagus and discard. Place spears on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Brush asparagus with oil, sprinkle with salt. 

Roast in oven until tender, approximately 5 to 7 minutes depending on thickness of asparagus. Serve immediately.