Air Fryer Asparagus With Lemon And Parmesan

INGREDIENTS

•  1 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into 2 inch pieces
•  1 T olive oil
•  salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
•  zest of one lemon
•  juice of one lemon
•  1/4 cup coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Most asparagus doesn’t need to be washed, but wash and dry with paper towels if needed.
2. Break one piece of asparagus to see where the woody part starts, trim all asparagus to that length and then cut the asparagus into diagonal 2 inch pieces.
3. Toss asparagus with one tablespoon olive oil, season with salt and fresh-ground black pepper, and arrange in Air Fryer basket.
4. Preheat Air Fryer to 400F/200C if needed, then cook asparagus for 7 minutes. If you like your asparagus on the crisp side, I would start to check after about 5 minutes.
5. While asparagus cooks get the lemon zest, lemon juice, and freshly grated Parmesan ready. Zest the lemon, then squeeze the juice. Measure out desired amount of freshly-grated Parmesan.
6. When asparagus is slightly browned and done to your liking, put back into the same bowl and toss with the lemon zest and lemon juice.
7. Arrange on a plate and sprinkle with freshly-grated Parmesan.
8. Serve hot and enjoy!