Tuscan-Style Roasted Asparagus
I was making a Tuscan-style chicken dinner and decided to look for a tasty side dish to pair with it. I found this recipe on Taste of Home that looked perfect. I love roasted asparagus and tomatoes together so I figured they would be even tastier topped with Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, and fresh lemon juice. This is a beautiful and delicious side dish that paired nicely with the chicken and my whole family loved it.
How to Make Tuscan-Style Roasted Asparagus
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
Toss the asparagus and tomatoes with olive oil, garlic, and lemon zest then season with a dash of crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place into the oven and roast for 12-15 minutes or until the asparagus and tomatoes are tender. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese and pine nuts followed by some lemon juice. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Asparagus wooden ends removed
- Grape tomatoes
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- Zest from 1/2 lemon
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp Parmesan shredded
- 1 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
- Toss the asparagus and tomatoes with olive oil, garlic, and lemon zest then season with a dash of crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Place into the oven and roast for 12-15 minutes or until the asparagus and tomatoes are tender. Remove from the oven.
- Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese and pine nuts followed by some lemon juice. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
This is my kind of recipe. Hopefully I can find some asparagus to try this 🙂
I love roast asparagus! Never thought to combine it with roast tomatoes, but I will. 🙂 This is wonderful — thanks.
I’ve been roasting the tarnation out of grape tomatoes recently. This looks like a wonderful pairing of two of my all time favorite veggies!
Wow those look pretty spectacular, Pam. This would be the perfect side for a nice grilled steak or even on it’s own as a light meat. That color really pops.
I love these Pam, look absolutely delicious! And I love asparagus!
Asparagus is my all time favourite! This looks very beautiful!
Great recipe for asparagus.
I love any vegetable roasted. I can’t wait to try this!
This is my kind of side dish! I love asparagus best when it’s roasted. 🙂