Can you stand another asparagus recipe? We can! While we do eat asparagus all year round, the fresh, local spears that are available in spring and early summer always taste the best to us. I pick out a bunch of new asparagus recipes at the beginning of each new year in preparation for the spring crop. The season lasts from February to June, but April and May are the months when asparagus is considered to be in its prime.
I’ve done many versions of asparagus recipes here, in all different ways (too many to list!) but never as a dessert. And I’m not going there! I don’t think our favoritism of asparagus reaches that far. A current favorite preparation is this recipe using garlic & some Greek feta cheese. Other asparagus recipes can easily be accessed by typing “asparagus” into the search function in the upper right hand section of the page or by clicking on “Vegetables” under the Categories heading on the lower right hand side of the page.
Garlic Asparagus with Feta Cheese
Garlic Asparagus with Feta Cheese (adapted from gonnawantseconds.com) Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
- zest & juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions:
In a small sauce pan, heat the olive oil, garlic, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, oregano, and red pepper flakes over low heat just until the garlic starts to become golden. Remove the pan from heat and cool for about 10 minutes.
Infuse the oil with lemon, red pepper, oregano, & garlic by heating them all together.
Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the asparagus with the infused oil until it is well coated. Arrange the asparagus in a single layer. Sprinkle it with the salt and pepper. Toss the feta evenly over the asparagus.
Arrange the asparagus spears on the baking sheet & sprinkle the cheese over them.
Roast the asparagus in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until it reaches the desired tenderness.
Roasted to perfection!
Halve the lemon and squeeze lemon juice over the asparagus, then serve.
Drizzle some lemon juice over the spears.
This goes well with steak on the grill!
Asparagus goes well with any grilled meat! ~Linda
Garlic Asparagus with Feta Cheese (adapted from gonnawantseconds.com) Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
- zest & juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions:
In a small sauce pan, heat the olive oil, garlic, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, oregano, and red pepper flakes over low heat just until the garlic starts to become golden. Remove the pan from heat and cool for about 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the asparagus with the infused oil until it is well coated. Arrange the asparagus in a single layer. Sprinkle it with the salt and pepper. Toss the feta evenly over the asparagus.
Roast the asparagus in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until it reaches the desired tenderness. Halve the lemon and squeeze lemon juice over the asparagus, then serve.