Pan sautéed asparagus with balsamic vinegar is a super easy and quick side dish idea.
The spring asparagus season is upon us, so let's enjoy it!
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I also love this asparagus side dish served up with mini Wellington or Salisbury Steak.
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📜 Which Asparagus type to use?
I use green baby asparagus to successfully cook this Italian asparagus dish in a skillet because the young ones are more tender and cook through quickly.
Try to pick only young, fresh looking, crisp Asparagus in your local grocery store.
Green asparagus sautéed in olive oil, in my opinion, looks better when served.
Besides, green asparagus only need to be trimmed and not peeled like the white ones (except if the skin is also tough and fibrous).
White asparagus are always trimmed and peeled and they are usually boiled.
🔪 How to make this?
The easiest and quickest way to cook green asparagus is cooking asparagus in a skillet.
Pan-fried Asparagus
That way you save time and effort and the balsamic vinegar adds plenty of flavors to the side dish.
So you won't have to compromise on flavors here!
Step 1
To
Trim the woody, tough, fibrous asparagus ends off.
Step 2
To cook, heat up a pan with olive oil and place your asparagus into the pan.
Drizzle the Balsamic vinegar over the asparagus and season with black pepper.
Step 3
Cook your asparagus for about 5 minutes on medium heat, or until you feel they are done.
Shake the pan
Don't overcook the skillet asparagus, or they will turn lifeless and soggy, ugly.
📖 Recipe
Pan Sauteed Asparagus with Balsamic Vinegar
Ingredients
- 5.5 ounces Asparagus fresh
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Lemon Juice optional, to serve
Instructions
- Wash your asparagus spears to get rid of trapped dirt. Pat them dry or else the water will jump in the pan during the cooking process.
- Trim off the tough woody and fibrous asparagus ends.
- Heat up a skillet and keep on medium heat with the olive oil and place your asparagus into the pan.
- Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the asparagus spears in the pan and season with black pepper
- Sautee your asparagus for about 5 minutes or until they are cooked. Shake the pan occasionally. The asparagus should still have some texture and should not be soggy and lifeless.
- Drizzle Lemon Juice over the asparagus just before serving them still hot.
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🍴 Serving
I always sprinkle lemon over my sautéed asparagus before I serve them up.
Serve these perfect asparagus with
The pan asparagus pairs really well with rice, orzo
👁️ Asparagus side dish ideas
- Garlic
roasted Asparagus Recipe - Asparagus salad with tuna and microgreens
- Asian
Stir Fried Asparagus by thatskinnychickcanbake.com - Crispy Baked Asparagus Fries by cheesecurdinparadise.com
This is the recipe I use MOST of the time with my asparagus and my family loves it. I try new recipes and this is one of the best. Thanks!
Wow, so happy to hear that your family loves this recipe! It's a winner. 🙂
I've already begun to see the spring asparagus at the markets, but not Ontario asparagus. Once they come in, we will be eating asparagus all the time. I like to sauté them in butter, it just makes them taste so good. What a lovely boss you had, that he made lunch for you every day.
Ha yeah! Italians make great food.