Among all-time favorite side dishes, you’ll find roasted asparagus. That’s because asparagus is quick to cook, available year-round, and can easily adapt to nearly any other food on the plate. Baked beans? Asparagus absolutely belongs. Fancy rice pilaf? Asparagus fits there, too. But to make a side of roasted asparagus even easier, cook it in the air fryer, not the oven. An air fryer is essentially a tiny convection oven. Because it’s so small, it can heat quickly and cook far more efficiently than larger ovens. The small space is perfect for circulating high-temp air so that all sides of a food cook evenly, and because the heat is so concentrated, foods tend to cook much faster in an air fryer, too. If you’ve got one, consider cooking asparagus in your air fryer the next time you’re planning to make this side dish. You can leave it plain, seasoned with just salt and pepper, or dress it up a bit as we did in this air fryer asparagus recipe. We’ve added crumbled goat cheese and everything bagel seasoning for a creamy-crunchy kick. Ingredients for asparagus in Toshiba air fryer For the most classic air fryer roasted asparagus, you need only […]
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