{"id":13029,"date":"2025-10-13T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=13029"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:22:01","slug":"mission-impossible-asparagus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=13029","title":{"rendered":"Mission Impossible Asparagus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make this crazy good side dish for you and your family. When you do, you\u2019ll discover how easy it is to throw together. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But then, part two of your stealthy mission will be to do the impossible and get your family to not only eat this delicious side dish, but also to love it so much that they literally ask for it by name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>You&#8217;ll Need: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 pound (500 g) asparagus spears, woody ends removed <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3 tablespoons olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 tablespoon minced garlic (or 4 cloves garlic, minced)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3\/4 teaspoon Kosher salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1\/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1 cup shredded parmesan cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What To Do:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F (220\u00b0C).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Combine the olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Line up asparagus next to each other on a baking sheet (line with foil first, for easier clean up).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Add the oil mixture to the asparagus and toss to evenly coat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bake for just 10 minutes until vibrant. It should be just a bit under done because you&#8217;ll finish cooking after you&#8217;ve added the cheese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Remove from oven and top with the parmesan cheese. Return to oven and broil (or grill) until the cheese melts and becomes golden (5 or so minutes).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As the food maker, it&#8217;s your responsibility to taste and correct seasonings (bummer, right?). So adjust salt and pepper, if needed and you&#8217;re ready to go. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You want to serve these right away while they&#8217;re still hot.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make this crazy good side dish for you and your family. When you do, you\u2019ll discover how easy it is &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[108],"class_list":["post-13029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-asparagus"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oven_roasted_asparagas-table-setting.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-3o9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":265,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=265","url_meta":{"origin":13029,"position":0},"title":"Ginger Orange Dip w Asparagus","author":"Will Clower","date":"November 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A unique side dish that can be the complement to anything from turkey to seafood. 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