Roasted Asparagus Along With Creamy Dipping Sauce
A quick and easy appetizer or snack to make with Asparagus and kids love it with the creamy dipping sauce.
Ingredients
For the roasted asparagus -
- Asparagus – one bunch mine had about 20 of them
- Olive oil – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
- Garlic powder – ½ tsp
- Freshly ground pepper- to taste
- Parmesan cheese – ¼ cup optional
For the sauce –
- Ranch dressing – 4 tbsp
- Honey mustard – 1 tbsp can substitute spicy mustard too
- Garlic powder – ¼ tsp
Instructions
To roast the Asparagus -
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Wash the asparagus and wipe them dry. If the stalks are too thick at the base, chop off about an inch. The best way to trim the base is to hold an asparagus in the hand and bend it close to the end. It will snap off at the place where it is too rigid. Do the same with the rest or use the first one as a guide and cut the rest of the asparagus at the same spot.
- Line the asparagus on a foil lined baking tray and evenly spread the oil over them. Use your hands to coat the asparagus well. Season it with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Roast it in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes turning them over once in between. The asparagus will appear roasted and would have changed color at the places it touched the tray. Now add the cheese evenly and return it to the oven to roast for 2-3 more minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and serve warm as is or with a dipping sauce and lime wedges!
To make the Creamy dipping sauce –
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned above to and mix well. Serve on side with the roasted asparagus.
- You could use mayonnaise instead of the ranch dressing.