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This is the best oven broiled asparagus with lemon recipe! The asparagus are covered in olive oil and lemon juice and then are broiled until crispy perfection. They make the perfect side dish for lunch or dinner! And it all cooks in less than 10 minutes!
Broiling asparagus is my all-time favorite technique for cooking asparagus. Add some lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil and I am in roasted asparagus heaven. This simple and quick asparagus recipe makes for the perfect match for many a dish.
I love eating it with my mushroom risotto, baked salmon recipe, and dairy-free bacon and mushroom chicken. It’s also great with a steak. Bonus points that this recipe only takes 10 minutes to make!
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Why this recipe works
- You get perfectly cooked, crispy and flavorful asparagus every time. It’s crispy on the outside, especially the tips of the asparagus and then soft and juicy on the inside.
- The lemon juice gives it a wonderful citrus taste.
- It’s the perfect side dish! Or great to add to a salad.
- Asparagus is really healthy for you and has many nutritional benefits. It’s got folate, quercetin, fiber, and vitamins A, C, and K.
- It is a very quick recipe!
Recipe ingredients
- asparagus– you’ll need a bunch of fresh asparagus.
- olive oil– any good quality olive oil will work for this recipe.
- salt and pepper– use this to taste.
- fresh lemon juice– you can juice your own lemon juice or buy lemon juice.
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Additions/ Substitutions
- Instead of lemon juice, you can use lime juice or grapefruit juice.
- Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
- You can add other spices such as chili powder or paprika to add a kick.
- You can add garlic powder for more flavor.
Step by step instructions
Step 1: Wash and dry your asparagus. Cut the hard ends off. Then place on a cookie sheet lined with tin foil.
Sprinkle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Step 2: Broil!
Set your oven to the broil setting. Then leave them in the oven for 6-8 minutes. They should be starting to get cooked at this point.
Mix them then put them back into the oven to broil a little longer. Once they are golden and have reached desired crispness, take them out.
Expert tips
- Know your oven!
- My oven has a low broil or high broil setting. I cook mine at the high broil setting.
- If you know your oven runs hot, check on your asparagus sooner.
- After the initial 6-8 minutes in the oven, check on your asparagus often.
- Make sure the asparagus are on the thin side. If they aren’t then you’ll have to cook them much longer, but they won’t get as crispy as thin ones do.
Recipe FAQs
It depends on your oven heat, but usually less than 10 minutes.
Put in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Yes you can, but it is better to eat as soon as you make it for max crunchiness.
Other asparagus recipes you’ll love
This White Asparagus with a Provençal Lemon Mustard Mayo recipe is my favorite way to eat white asparagus.
This Air Fryer Asparagus by Evolving Table results in perfectly crispy fresh asparagus!
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Easy Broiled Lemon Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of thin asparagus, (12 ounces)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, ( this was from 1.5 lemons for me)
Instructions
- Set the oven to broil. Mine has a low and high setting and I used the high setting.
- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum tin foil.
- Cut the hard bottom ends off of the asparagus. This is the bottom part of the asparagus where it is lighter in color.
- Place the asparagus side by side on the cookie sheet.
- Pour the olive oil evenly over the asparagus then pour the lemon juice on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Put the asparagus into the oven and let it broil for 6-8 minutes, then briefly remove the pan from the oven and move the asparagus a bit with a fork, making sure the lemon juice is in middle of pan and the asparagus has oil on them.
- Then let the asparagus broil for 2-4 more minutes. The extra broiling time depends on if the asparagus is cooked enough to your liking. I like when the asparagus is golden, with crispy tops. The timing on how long this will take depends on your oven. In my current oven, my asparagus cooked for 11 minutes total on high broil.
Notes
- Instead of lemon juice, you can use lime juice or grapefruit juice.
- Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
- You can add other spices such as chili powder or paprika to add a kick.
- You can add garlic powder for more flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
