Roasted Asparagus with Breadcrumbs
Servings: 4 Servings
Breadcrumbs give a nice texture to roasted asparagus and are easy to make. It helps take an otherwise normal and boring side dish and make it fantastic! Paleo, gluten-free, and easy to made AIP
Ingredients
For the breadcrumbs:
- 1/2 cup Almond Flour (use Cassava Flour or Tigernut Flour for AIP)
- 1 tbs Arrowroot Flour
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/8 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/8 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tbs Chicken Stock (or water)
- 1/2 tsp Olive Oil
For the Asparagus
- 1-2 lb Asparagus
- 2 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest (approx half a lemon)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Mix together all of the ingredients for the breadcrumbs, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes.
- While the breadcrumbs are cooling, adjust the oven temp to 450 F.
- Trim the tough ends off of the asparagus, place on a baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil. Toss to coat.
- Roast for 7 minutes.
- Towards the end of the 7 minutes, crumble the breadcrumbs (which should have cooled enough by now to touch) with your hands into small crumbs.
- Remove from the asparagus from the oven, stir, and then sprinkle the breadcrumbs over it. Put back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes (depending on the thickness of your asparagus).
- Remove from the oven again and sprinkle the lemon zest over the asparagus.
- Serve immediately.
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