Limy and Minty Asparagus

I am on one of those looong Boston-Montreal rides but at least I am lucky to have caught a new bus with internet! So I decided to use my time wisely, on our blog ;) Also, after a few days of eating-amazing-but-not-so-healthy food outside, I am craving for some healthy veggies. I wanted to write up a super simple recipe I tried a while ago. This one is from Simply Recipes by Garrett McCord.

Ingredients:
A bunch of asparagus
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 limes or 1 lemon
Fresh mint (chopped) or dried mint
A pinch of salt

There are two ways to cook the asparagus, you could either grill them in the oven or in a pan. Even better if you have a BBQ of course :) For the oven option, you need to place the asparagus on a baking sheet, drizzle some olive oil over, and sprinkle some salt on them. Move the asparagus around a bit to make sure they are coated evenly. Then place the asparagus in the oven at 400F for about 10 minutes. You could also do 'broil', but then you need to turn them a couple of times so that they do not burn. For the pan, simply heat the olive oil and saute the asparagus (with some salt) for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.

Once the asparagus is cooked, place them on the serving plate, pour the lime juice and sprinkle the mint on top. Ready! What I like about this recipe is its simplicity. Plus, it has a very refreshing flavor, which is exactly what I need right now on this bus..