AIRFRYR

Vegetables & Sides

Air Fryer Asparagus

Six minutes for blistered tips and a stalk with bite. The fastest green thing you can put on a plate.

Serves 3 · Prep 5 min · Cook 6 min

200° · 6m 200°C / 400°F

Serves

Written for 4 — every ingredient quantity below is recalculated.

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Ingredients

  • 300 g asparagus, woody ends snapped off
  • 1½ tsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp flaky salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 lemon, for squeezing
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Steps

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C / 400°F.

    200° · 03:00

  2. Toss the spears with oil, salt and pepper and lay them in one layer, tips pointing the same way.

  3. Cook for 3 minutes.

    03:00

  4. Turn the spears over with tongs.

    Flip

  5. Cook for a further 3 minutes — thin spears may be done sooner, so look at them.

    03:00

  6. Squeeze over the lemon and serve immediately.

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