Roasted Asparagus: As Delicious as it is Simple

We're roasting lots of vegetables at our house these days as a healthier alternative to high fat, processed snack food which, surprisingly enough, has been met with much acceptance from all, mostly set-in-their-ways, family members.

Roasted asparagus seems to be the overall favorite and although you can find many, many recipes out there, I have found that keeping it simple brings the best results.

First, you'll need one or two asparagus bundles.  If we're eating as a snack, rather than with a meal, I always use 2 bundles because they disappear so quickly.

Ingredients:

2 bundles of asparagus, thin spears, with tough ends chopped off
Good quality olive oil
Sea salt
Ground black pepper
Juice of half a lemon

Method:
Preheat oven to 450
Drizzle olive oil over asparagus spears and toss with your hands until well coated
Generously sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss some more
Place in a single layer on cookie sheet and roast for about 10-15 minutes or until crisp tender and browned in places
Let cool for about 3-5 minutes and sprinkle with the lemon juice.

These are good enough to eat alone or you can always dip in a little homemade ranch dressing. (Recipe to come.)

Sooooooooooo, so good.