Red Potatoes and Asparagus

By Leiah101

Made this a a side dish for a family picnic. EVERYONE raved about it. Very delicious!!!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds red potatoes, cut into chunks
• 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp kosher salt, divided
• 1 bunch fresh asparagus, rimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• Sea salt to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

In a large baking dish, toss the red potatoes with 1 tbs olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme and 1 tsp kosher salt. Cover with aluminum foil.

Bake 25 minutes. Mix in the asparagus, remaining olive oil and remaining kosher salt. Cover, and continue cooking 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees. Remove foil and continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes. Season with pepper and serve.