Roast Asparagus with Lemony Parmesan Crumb

 

roasted asparagus recipe

roasted asparagus recipe

roasted asparagus recipe

roasted asparagus recipe

Roast asparagus is jazzed up with a zesty, crunchy crumb topping that is so packed with cheesy, garlic-y flavour you’ll want to use it on everything!

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to 210°C
  2. Prepare the asparagus by removing the hard woody ends; the best way to do it is simply by hand, just bend each spear until it naturally snaps at the correct spot. Arrange the trimmed asparagus spears in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, drizzle with 2 tbsp. olive oil & sprinkle with the salt, set aside.
  3. Prepare the crumb topping: mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, garlic & 2 tbsp. olive oil in a bowl till evenly mixed. Have a taste & season with salt if needed. Spoon this mixture mainly across the middle part of the asparagus spears on the baking sheet, leaving just a bit of the tops & bottom parts exposed.
  4. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes until the breadcrumb topping is nicely golden brown. Serve immediately.

Notes:

*you can easily make fresh breadcrumbs by simply whizzing a few slices of your favourite toast or bread (crusts removed) in a food processor till finely processed. We used sourdough bread and it was delicious, but any soft bread will do!

 

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serves: 3-4

Recipe created by Matters of the Belly

 

Ingredients for Roast Asparagus with Lemony Parmesan Crumb

Asparagus Bunch

$1.25 ea
 

Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mellow 750ml

$13.69 ea
 

Villa Rossi Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1l

$13.99 ea
 

Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

$19.99 ea
 

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 240g

$7.99 ea
 
 

Chef's Choice Himalayan Pink Fine Salt 300g

$4.99 ea
 

Solomans Bread Crumbs 250g

$3.99 ea
 

Jun Panko Bread Crumbs 200g

$2.99 ea
 

Reggiano Parmigiano Parmesan Cheese 150-350g

$19.50 ea
$64.99
 

Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese 200-350g

$17.50 ea
$49.99
 

Italian Parmesan 200g-400g

$18.80 ea
$46.99
 

Harris Farm Grated Parmesan Cheese 150-250g

$9.25 ea
$36.99
 

Lemon Premium Each

$1.22 ea
$6.99
 

Lemon Imperfect Each

$0.25 ea
$1.99
 

Garlic Head Each

$2.00 ea
$19.99
 

Garlic Organic 150g

$14.99 ea
 
 

Hunter Valley Olive Co Garlic EVOO 250ml

$0.00 ea
 

Kura Panko Bread Crumbs 180g

$4.49 ea