Baked Asparagus With Toasted Walnuts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 lbs asparagus
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut in small pieces
• 3 tablespoons walnut oil or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 to cook asparagus: preheat oven to 300°f.
• 2 break off woody stems of asparagus.
• 3 if stalks are thick, peel with a vegetable peeler, pulling from stem end toward tip.
• 4 (pencil-thin spears do no need peeling.) place in a greased or sprayed 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
• 5 sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• 6 dot with margarine.
• 7 cover with foil and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until tender but still crisp.
• 8 (asparagus may be baked 1 day ahead and reheated in microwave.) to make topping: in a small bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 9 (topping may be refrigerated overnight. bring to room temperature before using.)
• 10 before serving: spoon topping over asparagus and sprinkle with walnuts.