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So why exactly is Valentine’s Day my favourite holiday? Because I am absolutely, head-over-heels in love with love. I have no idea where I got it from since my family is not the most lovey-dovey, but nevertheless I have turned out to be a real hopeless romantic.
I love love in all forms. A mom hugging her kid, a couple greeting each other after a long day, Oprah (Oprah = love). And don’t even get me started on weddings…I bawled my eyes out watching The Bachelor’s Catherine and Sean’s Wedding the other day. Then promptly called C and told him I started a pinterest board dedicated to all things wedding. He thinks I’m totally nuts, but was not at all surprised. Like I said, hopeless romantic.
Lemon Ginger Asparagus Ingredients
- asparagus
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- garlic cloves
- ginger
- lemon zest
- sea salt
- slivered almonds
How to Make Lemon Ginger Asparagus
STEP 1: In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, ginger, lemon zest and sea salt.
STEP 2: Add the asparagus to the bowl and coat with the sauce.
STEP 3: Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and spread the asparagus evenly across the sheets. Top with sliced lemon.
STEP 4: Bake at 400ºF for 7 minutes. After the initial baking, remove from the oven and flip the asparagus. Bake for an additional 8 minutes.
STEP 5:Â While the asparagus is baking, roast the almonds in a small frying pan over medium heat until browned.
STEP 6: Remove the asparagus from the oven, top with the toasted almonds and enjoy!
PrintLemon Ginger Asparagus with Toasted Almonds
- Prep Time: 5 minute
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 bunches of asparagus, ends trimmed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- zest of one lemon (then chop lemon into slices)
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, ginger, lemon zest and sea salt.
- Add asparagus to bowl and coat with sauce (or use a large ziploc bag).
- Line TWO baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Spread asparagus on sheets and top with sliced lemon.
- Place sheets in oven and bake for 7 mins.
- While asparagus is roasting add almonds to a small frying pan and cook over medium heat until browned (about 3-5 mins). Or use toaster oven.
- Remove sheets from oven and turn over asparagus as best as you can.
- Swap the rack each sheet was on and bake for another 8 mins.
- Remove from oven and top with toasted almond.
- Serve warm.
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I’m still not quite sure how Valentine’s Day works in a long distance relationship… or whether or not my man will even be around 😆 I’m seeing a Skype date with a dinner for one in my agenda though…
AND A MARCH VISIT!!! Can I come?
This entire meal is mouthwatering! Love what you did with the asparagus. I might have to make this immediately- like, tonight. We’ve always cooked dinner at home for Valentines Day but decided to go out this year, although now I’m wondering if maybe we should stay and make this!
We usually stay in but after this week of crazy baking for the VDay bakeoff I think ordering in just may happen!
You girls are all so cute but for real, I am drooling over those scallops and your asparagus. LIKE FEED ME WITH THESE THINGS NOW or we aren’t friends anymore. SO GOOD.
That can happen. I’ll put on your bib and coddle you while I feed you stalks of asparagus!
Don’t hate meeee… I don’t really love Valentine’s Day! I never really have but maybe it’s manifesting itself more this year because I’m super single. I’m also not the type to go out with a rando of Vday though, so I guess it’ll just be another year of me eating chocolate in my bed while I watch TV :p Love the simplicity of this recipe and the group meal thing is a really cute idea. I also love Lexi and Lee’s additions! I’m a sucker for a grapefruit mixer and a chocolate cake.
You can join me and C…in fact I would appreciate if you cooked for us cause this bakeoff is going to kill me. You can hang out with C while I sleep off Vday!
What an awesome side dish, Davida!
These asparagus would be gone in 10 seconds flat if I served them to my daughter – love the combo of mustard with the ginger and lemon – thanks for sharing!
Yeah I ate the entire recipe in two meals in one day…THAT good.
I’m the biggest hopeless romantic as well and love love! Like you, it’s not just romantic love, it’s love in all forms. Love is such a beautiful force and is what connects all of us. Do you read The Daily Love? If not, you definitely should. I’m such a sap that I even cry from commercials sometimes.
This meal looks amazing. Such a great idea for your ladies to put this together.
Going to check it out right now!
I never know how to season asparagus… I end up drizzling on balsamic and calling it a day. ANYWAY I’m not celebrating (that I know of) because I’m single AF but honestly I’ll probably make dinner with my dad or go out with him or something. Watch him have a date since he has a secret girlfriend I don’t know about. I don’t really mind though, to me it’s another day – people shouldn’t need a day to tell them to tell people they love them.
VERY true. But I am a sucker for chocolate, and sugar and mussels and fries (our tradition) so I’ll take any excuse to celebrate. Plus it forces me to put on real pants which is a rarity these days…
Wow! All of this looks amazing! I will be pinning for later use. Thank you for sharing!
Hope you enjoy!!!
i don’t celebrate valentines day but i will if you invite me over and cook for me. i will eat all of the above and drink your wine, thankyouverymuch.
After this stupid bakeoff idea, there’s a zero percent chance I will be cooking. You can come eat my scraps though…
Oh my, everything looks incredible!! The perfect Valentine’s day meal. Grant and I celebrate V-day but we do it low key. We make eachother dinner/dessert and write cards to each other. It’s a nice inexpensive tradition we have because our birthdays are in Jan/Feb so it’s a lot of celebrations in a few months haha.
I love that! After this week of baking craziness I feel like we’ll end up ordering in. But if C gives me shit for it I’ll remind him of the 10 lbs worth of baked goods currently sitting in our kitchen…which for the record you are welcome to anytime!