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How to cook Asparagus

Sauté Asparagus in a frying pan for a perfect side dish
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Equipment

  • frying pan or skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 12 spears asparagus
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

Prep the Asparagus

  • Wash and dry the asparagus spears
  • Remove bottoms of stems

Sauté the Asparagus

  • Heat the skillet to medium heat
  • Add spears to pan
  • Lightly drizzle olive oil over Asparagus spears and shake the pan a few times so they are evenly coated with oil
  • Sprinkle salt over Asparagus for taste
  • Continue heating Asparagus and every 2-3 minutes give the pan a shake until spears have browned on all sides
  • Serve hot

Optional

  • Add a squeeze of lemon to the pan in the last 30 seconds of cooking to add a fresh citrus taste
Keyword Asparagus