A thick layer of stacked, cooked asparagus topped with a sprinkling of toasted seasoned bread crumbs and pine nuts
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh asparagus, drained and trimmed
  • 3 teaspoons Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Divided
  • Alessi Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons Alessi Pine Nuts
  • 2 tablespoons Alessi Italian Style Seasoned Bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 450.

Toss asparagus with 1 teaspoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in single layer on baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes, until lightly browned.

Meanwhile, toast pine nuts in a dry sauté pan over medium heat until golden brown. Add the remaining olive oil, breadcrumbs and lemon juice and mix. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over roasted asparagus and serve.