Quick 20-Minute Asparagus with Soy Sauce
This umami-rich flavor combo of crispy roasted asparagus stalks with soy sauce and garlic is the kind of side dish that turns asparagus haters into asparagus lovers. This quick 20-minute, oven-roasted asparagus recipe is simple and SO hands off to make, too. You’ll find yourself loving it even more just because it takes so little time to pull together. (Made without parmesan cheese!)
Ingredients
- 1 bunch asparagus (ends trimmed)
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ cup aged soy sauce (adjust to taste)
- 2 whole garlic cloves (skins still on, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with a silicone mat or aluminum foil.
- Trim and arrange asparagus in an even layer on the sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Roll the asparagus stalks around on the pan until coated.
- Place two whole garlic cloves, still in their paper skins, on the sheet pan nestled in with the asparagus.
- Roast asparagus for 13-18 minutes or until desired level of doneness is reached.
- Pour the soy sauce into a small bowl. Use a knife to snip off the root end of the roasted garlic cloves (caution: they're hot!) and squish the soft roasted garlic out of the papery skin and into the soy sauce. Mash the garlic into the soy sauce with a fork.
- Drizzle a few spoonfuls of garlic soy sauce over the roasted asparagus. Serve any extra garlic soy sauce on the side for dipping. Serve immediately.
RECIPE NOTES
- Measurements here are entirely adjustable to taste. You don't need to measure anything precisely. Just eyeball it.
- If you dont want to drizzle the garlic soy sauce over all of the asparagus, you can serve it in a dipping bowl on the side.
- I'm giving a wide range of times for roasting the asparagus here. For darker, softer, more blistered asparagus, roast for longer. For more firm, crisply roasted asparagus, pull it out of the oven sooner. You could also roast at a lower temperature for firmer roasted asparagus with less blackening and blistering.