Roasted Asparagus with Feta

Desription

Serve this robust dish alongside grilled steak or pork. From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"

• Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2½ pounds medium asparagus, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 ounces feta (preferably French), crumbled (½ cup)

Procedures

1. Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.
2. Toss asparagus with oil, salt, and pepper in a large shallow baking pan and arrange in 1 layer.
3. Roast, shaking pan once about halfway through roasting, until asparagus is just tender when pierced with a fork, 8 to 14 minutes total.
4. Serve asparagus sprinkled with cheese.

Nutritional information

Per serving:

• 80 calories | 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat; 79 % calories from fat) | 3 g carbohydrates | 8 mg cholesterol | 301 mg sodium | 4 g protein | 2 g fiber.

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