Air Fryer (or Roasted) Asparagus
Equipment
- Oven or Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh asparagus spears ends trimmed (thick spears work best for air fryer or roasting)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Nutritional yeast optional
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 390°F.
- Toss trimmed asparagus with olive oil and garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine to coat.
- Place asparagus in a single layer in air fryer basket and cook for 8 minutes, tossing once through cook time. Serve hot.
Notes
- At my house everyone likes mushrooms and onions with their asparagus. If you like these veggies (or any other), add 1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms and 1/4 cup chopped red onion plus 1 additional Tbsp olive oil to instruction 2 above. When ready to serve, top with 1/2 Tbsp chopped rosemary.
- This dish can be made the same way in the oven. To roast the asparagus prepare the same way but cook on a sheet pan at 400°F. The cooking time should be increased to 10 minutes or until spears are tender, turning at least once through cooking.
- If you are not using oil, an olive oil cooking spray works as well as the olive oil itself. Simply spritz the asparagus before cooking and again when you toss the spears half way through cooking. This is a good tip for the air fryer and the oven.