Roasted Asparagus with Mediterranean Flavors

Name: Roasted Asparagus with Mediterranean Flavors
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 cloves, garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 3 tablespoons, olive oil; 1 pound, medium asparagus, tough ends trimmed; 2 cups, grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup, kalamata olives, pitted and chopped coarse; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2006

No matter how you cook it, asparagus almost always looks good. Good taste is another story. We wanted to try roasting, a dry-heat cooking method likely to enhance rather than diminish the essential flavor of this popular vegetable.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted the asparagus in our Roasted Asparagus with Mediterranean Flavors recipe to have lots of flavor, so we tossed the spears with a garlic and herb marinade, then cooked them (along with some cherry tomatoes and olives) hot and high t...

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