11 Easy Asparagus Side Dishes to Make This Spring

11 Easy Asparagus Side Dishes to Make This Spring

HomeCooking Tips, Recipes11 Easy Asparagus Side Dishes to Make This Spring

Leah Goggins is a digital fellow for EatingWell. She lives in Birmingham Alabama and is a lover of old movies farmers markets and Ina Garten’s recipe for tomato basil mayonnaise sandwich. Leah holds degrees in news media and English from the University of Alabama.

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We love all the produce that spring brings to our grocery stores and kitchens and asparagus is no exception. Whether you use green purple or white asparagus these asparagus side dishes are a great way to get the most out of this amazing vegetable. Each side dish requires just 20 minutes of active time or less making it easy to get dinner started. Recipes like our Cheesy Asparagus and Fresh Asparagus-Tomato Salad call for plump brightly colored asparagus for a delicious dish.

When choosing fresh asparagus from the supermarket or market look for ones that are richly colored firm and have tightly sealed ends. While thin stalks (also called pencil asparagus) look attractive on the plate thicker stalks are prized because they are more tender and easier to eat. They also contain more fiber. But whichever you choose the taste will be about the same.

In this recipe for cheesy roasted asparagus whole spears are roasted and topped with a creamy cheesy garlic sauce. This low-carb side dish is a great way to entice picky eaters to eat their veggies! Pair it with roasted chicken or steak.