Pan-Fried Minty Asparagus

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Enjoy this pan-fried asparagus with lemon and mint recipe as a tasty side dish or toss with pasta and olive oil for a quick and easy vegetarian dinner.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
1/2 lemon
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Arrange asparagus in the skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once. Cook, stirring as needed, until bright green and tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
2 Stir in mint, cook for about 30 seconds. Off heat, squeeze lemon juice over asparagus; season with salt and black pepper.