Roasted Asparagus with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Feta
This Mediterranean inspired roasted asparagus dish is packed with great flavour ad textures. Sweet-juicy cherry tomatoes, salty olives, and creamy-salty feta cheese go deliciously well with roasted asparagus.
Ingredients
| 3 | tablespoons |
olive oil
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| 4 | cloves |
garlic
finely chopped |
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| 4 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
freshly chopped, or 1 tablespoon dried |
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salt and black pepper
to taste |
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| 1 | pound |
asparagus
ends trimmed and washed |
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| 1 | pint |
cherry tomatoes
2 cups, halved |
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| 1 | tablespoon |
lemon juice
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| ⅓ | cup |
kalamata olives
pitted and coarsely chopped |
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| ½ | cup |
feta cheese
crumbled |
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450℉ (230℃).
In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, parlsey, salt and black pepper to taste.
Place the asparagus on a large baking sheet, drizzle 1 1 /2 tablespoons of garlic-oli mixture over the asparagus.
Toss to evenly coat. Arrange the asparagus to a single layer.
In a medium bowl, toss the cherry tomatoes and olives with remaining garlic-oil mixture until evenly coated.
Spread the cherry tomatoes and olives on top of the asparagus.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 9 minutes.
Remove from the oven and drizzle the lemon juice over the vegetables.
Continue to bake for another 6 minutes or so until cherry tomatoes start to burst, and asparagus are fork tender.
Remove from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter.
Sprinkle with feta cheese.
Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 158g (5.6 oz)
charvin1219
This looks amazing! I love asparagus! I'm always looking for new ways to make it. I will defiantly try this! Thanks for the great idea!
over 9 years agoChavin, glad that you like this recipe, which is a huge encouragement for us. I just posted a few more roasted asparagus recipes, and hope you will also enjoy them. Happy Cooking :)
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charvin1219
Sounds good, I will check them out. I posted a Chicken fluntas with mild enchilada sauce. Check that out its a great meal! Thanks so much!!
over 9 years agocharvin1219
Sounds good, I will check them out. I posted a Chicken fluntas with mild enchilada sauce. Check that out its a great meal! Thanks so much!!
over 9 years ago