Do you love asparagus? I like it in general, but since I like most green foods I’m not always the best measure of tasty goodness. You know who is a great yardstick for tasty foods…. a 5 year old. And let me just say she likes these too. It’s a super simple recipe and makes for a fast tasty side to your dinner. Just don’t expect leftovers for lunch the next day.
Some recipe side notes for you. First this recipe can easily be doubled. I routinely cook two bunches of asparagus. If you double it make sure you stir the asparagus so it cooks evenly. Second while this can be eaten as a leftover it isn’t crispy on day two. Tasty yes, crispy nope. Third this goes well with any meat main course. If you have questions hit me up! liz.lund.eats@lizgeiger
Air Fryer Asparagus Fries
Equipment
- Air Fryer If you don't have an air fryer but your oven does convection that can work too.
Ingredients
- bunch Asparagus
Spices
- 1 tsp garlic powder measure with your soul!
- 1 tbsp/glug olive oil Quality matters here
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Preparation
- Take an asparagus spear and firmly grip the stem end and gently move it back and forth until it snaps. It will automatically snap to remove the woody ends. If you're feeling lazy (as I often am) take your sharp knife and whack off an inch off the ends. This means you could get some woody bits in your side dish but also is faster. On a side note snapping ends off asparagus is a great task for little hands.
- Dump the asparagus into a pan. I like a 9×12 glass roasting pan. A bowl won't work great for this as the good stuff will go to the bottom and the asparagus spears will sit on top.
- Pour a glug of olive oil onto the asparagus and dump the seasonings on top. Mix it all together.
Cooking it
- Bust out the air fryer and turn it to 375 for 5 min to preheat a bit. Put your asparagus in a single layer on the sheet or basket. My air fryer has room for two cooking sheets and so I use them but rotate the sheets 1/2 way through cooking.