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This is a quick and flavourful way to prepare asparagus. Over the weekend, we visited Cooper’s CSA Farm in Zephyr, Ontario. For the past three years, we’ve been a member of their CSA (community-supported agriculture) and had shares in their vegetable, egg, chicken, and pork bounty. At the start of the season, the farm hosts an open house where they provide tours of the farm and explain what they’re growing and how they’re raising the animals. Although not certified organic, the farm believes in ethically and sustainably grown food. The farmer (Steve) chooses to fertilize his fields with animal manure, green manure, and crop rotation instead of using chemical fertilizers, and manages pests in a way that uses as little pesticide as possible, if at all.
On our visit this past weekend, I bought some of the Cooper asparagus, which was hand picked the day before (the temperatures dropped to -5 C and frost threatened the crops that night). Of course I had to prepare this beautiful spring vegetable right away, using this quick and simple recipe. Try preparing green beans in the same manner.
- 1 lb asparagus
- juice of ¼ lemon
- 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Trim the woody ends off the asparagus spears.
- Spread the asparagus on the baking sheet in one layer. Sprinkle over the lemon juice, Parmesan, olive oil, and pepper.
- Roast for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
Lemon and asparagus are two of my favorite summertime flavors! I can’t wait to try this!
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Mmmmm! My family LOVE asparagus and this recipe looks so easy and delicious! Thank you so much for sharing. ~Sarah (visiting from Radical Femininity)
Sound wonderful! Pinning.
Found you through the Kitchen Fun link up! I love asparagus and this recipe looks great. I’m definitely going to stumble this to share with everyone!
What a delicious recipe! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful creativity on The Inspiration Board at homework.
Have a wonderful and creative day!
carolyn ~ homework
Thanks for sharing this with us at Bloggers Brags. I’m pinning to our group board on Pinterest!
I love this simple recipe! Can’t get enough of asparagus right now so this is perfect. Pinned
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Looks delish!