Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Breadcrumbs

By RobinPD

Ingredients

• 1 pound medium-thick stalks asparagus
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Coarse Kosher or sea salt
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs (see recipe)
• Chunk of Parmesan for grating

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from recipes.howstuffworks.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450° with a rack set in the middle. Rinse and pat dry the asparagus. One spear at a time, snap off the bottoms of each stalk where it wants to breaks naturally.

Place the asparagus on a sheet pan and toss the asparagus with enough evo just to coat – about 1 tablespoon. Add a generous pinch of salt and toss to coat.

Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly across the spears and place the sheet tray in the oven to roast for 7-10 minutes.

Remove the asparagus from the oven when the breadcrumbs are golden brown and the asparagus tips are starting to brown. Grate Parmesan over all the spears and serve.