Baked Asparagus with Balsamic Butter Sauce

We LOVE asparagus and since it’s coming back in season, this is a wonderful recipe to add to your repetoire.  I, personally, love to have those few classic recipes to revert back to, in which you typically have all of the ingredients in your cupboard and don’t have to make a special trip to the grocery store.  Marcus routinely requests this recipe, whenever he knows I plan to make asparagus!  (Recipe Source: www.allrecipes.com; picture also from www.allrecipes.com, submitted by “SummerRain”). 

Baked Asparagus with Balsamic Butter Sauce

1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed

cooking spray

salt and pepper to taste

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Arrange the asparagus on the baking sheet.  Coat with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper.  Bake asparagus for 12 minutes in the preheated oven or until tender.  Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Remove from heat and stir in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar.  Pour over the asparagus to serve. 

~ by rach1341 on March 25, 2008.