Roasted Asparagus With Pine Nuts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 1/2 lbs asparagus
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spread pine nuts in a small baking pan and toast in the oven until golden and fragrant, 7 to 10 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a small bowl to cool.
• 4 increase oven temperature to 450 degrees.
• 5 snap off the tough ends of asparagus.
• 6 toss the asparagus with shallot, oil, 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• 7 spread in a single layer on a large baking sheet with sides.
• 8 roast, turning twice, until the asparagus is tender and browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, bring vinegar and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
• 10 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, swirling the pan occasionally, until slightly syrupy and reduced to 1 tablespoon, about 5 minutes.
• 11 to serve, toss the asparagus with the reduced vinegar and sprinkle with the pine nuts.