I have a broiled asparagus with garlic recipe for you that keeps your hands oil free and mess to a minimum. And it is so easy, my 9 year old makes it! Not to mention that all you need is 5 ingredients 4 of which are asparagus itself, oil, salt and pepper. The 5th one is garlic and there is no way around it because I am Ukrainian.
MY LATEST RECIPESThis broiled asparagus comes out crunchy and still tender. The only way anyone should be eating asparagus. No mushy boiled mess like I used to make at 25.
Broiled asparagus goes back to my university years. I was studying business with a Russian girl, Natasha. She taught me a cool trick how to season asparagus without getting my hands oily. She placed asparagus and seasonings in a rectangular plastic Ziplock container, covered with a lid and shook gently. Then she microwaved it in the same container.
Well, needless to say we are NOT going to microwave any recipe on iFOODreal (I do not even own a microwave anymore). I have this rectangular Glasslock storage container with a lid (I bought mine way cheaper at Costco) and that is what I used to season asparagus and broiled in it as well. However, a few readers have reported that this glass baking dish can shatter, so from now on I will be using a ceramic baking dish.
Enjoy!
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Broiled asparagus with garlic, oil, salt and pepper is a 10 minute baked asparagus side dish recipe. Cool trick to dirty no hands and make crunchy roasted asparagus.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb asparagus, ends trimmed & washed
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Scant 1/4 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium-large rectangular baking dish place asparagus. Drizzle with oil, top with garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place lid on top (if dish has one) or wrap with foil or plastic wrap and holding by the ends shake and toss dish until asparagus is coated evenly with seasonings. Takes a minute or so.
- Turn broiler on High. Remove lid (foil or plastic) from the dish and place it 5-6 inches below the broiler. Broil for 7 minutes (I have gas) or start checking after 5 minutes. Asparagus is cooked when al dente, crunchy but softer. Just taste test one. Serve with fish, chicken, pork etc.
Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
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The easiest asparagus I ever baked!!!
★★★★★
I tried this recipe and finally my asparagus came out crunchy but soft and absolutely delicious. Its simple and tasty. Thank you Olena!
Yay! Last year I got asked by another blogger why I do not have any asparagus recipes. I said because I do not like the pee smell and I honestly had no idea how to cook it simply and without a mush mess. This year I am so glad the broiling option hit me after I broiled my Thai salmon! Enjoy!
Just a heads up, I have (or had) a similar baking dish & put it under the broiler. It exploded so just be careful! It was a terrible mess 🙁 As for the recipe, I do the same thing only broil on a cookie sheet, so so good!
What?! Really?! I will keep that in mind and look into that. Thank you, Kathy!
Two things. Thanks for the delicious simple recipe (and noting that mushy asparagus is NOT acceptable!) Second, YES glass cookware under the broiler is dangerous. Usually they say on the bottom not to use them under flames. I learned this the hard way. I took a glass baking “pan” out with steaks on it and when I lay it down on the stove top after removing it from the oven, the whole things shattered. (Yikes). Thanks again!
OMG, that is very dangerous all those shrapnels flying around. You know, I’m going to change the recipe and whole thing to ceramic baking dish. Thanks for the advice and glad recipe worked for you.
New thing for me! I’ll Definitely try this for lunch. 🙂
That is what I am having for lunch too. I’m learning to love asparagus. I am behind.