A great healthy alternative to french fries, these Baked Asparagus Fries are made with a light Lemon Herb Aioli for dipping. They’re such a fun and tasty appetizer!
Crispy Baked Parmesan Herb Crusted Asparagus Fries with Lemon Herb Aioli
Ok, do you ever just get in this annoyingly anal cleaning modes?
Where like everything you see is dirty and needs to be cleaned asap?
Well, that is me right now! I just hardcore wiped down my refrigerator.
Who know you could have so many expired condiments on a shelf?
Its actually quite telling of the things you use and the things you don’t use, and clearly I don’t use condiments very often. I usually just make them myself! After I “cleaning house” I put on my rubber gloves and me and Mr. Clean went to town.
My refrigerator is now sparkling. Clean, white again… it just makes me smile every time I open it. In fact I have contemplated just sitting on the floor with the frig open just admiring how beautiful it is now. Is that weird?
But I couldn’t stop there… Oh no way!
Pantry was next on the list and boy was it a beast to defeat!
Why do I buy so many boxes of a noodles? I had like 3 boxes that were half full.. and then half a bag of polenta {which of course was open and sprayed all over me and the floor when I picked it up}.
The baking section was a whole another mess area, I rarely use the baking stuff {unless its for Chocolate Chip Cookies} so sadly I have stuff that was from …. 2011 !!!! {gasp.. I know.. its bad}
When I had finally finished wiping everything down, organizing things into cute little baskets and such it was like looking into a brand new {empty} pantry! It was divine. No clutter. No mess. Just clean! {sigh} 🙂
Next on the list for this week is the spice cabinet. Does anyone know how long you can/should keep dried herbs? How do you organize your spice and vinegar cabinet? I’m in need of some inspiration! 🙂
While you are inspiring me on how to organize my spice cabinet, how about I inspire you with a new look on the french fry! I am a huge fan of asparagus and so is everyone else in my family, in fact its probably one of Cason’s favorite vegetables besides beets!
With all this burger action I’ve had going on lately, you need to have a side of fries to go with it. So I thought, why not turn our favorite vegetable into a fry? Genius!
Just dunk the asparagus in egg whites and then a Panko Parmesean Cheese Herb mixture, bake it and voila! Baked Asparagus Fries! But of course, we can’t stop there. You need a sauce! So I whipped up a quick Lemon Herb Aioli from the herbs in my garden. This aioli goes perfect with the Asparagus Fries, it is light and refreshing and definitely doesn’t overpower the tasty asparagus which is what you want.
So the next time you are wanting to have a side of fries for dinner, rethink the “fried” and go “baked” with some of these bad boys. Everyone will be so impressed! 🙂
Baked Asparagus Fries with Lemon Herb Aioli
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
A great healthy alternative to french fries, these Baked Asparagus Fries are made with a light Lemon Herb Aioli for dipping. They’re such a fun and tasty appetizer!
Ingredients
Asparagus Fries:
- 2 lb.s of asparagus spears
- 1 cup of panko
- 1/3 cup of parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon of dry basil
- 3 egg whites, beaten
Lemon Herb Aioli
- 2 tablespoons of your favorite fresh herbs {thyme, basil, rosemary}
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup of mayo
- 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- In a small bowl mix panko, parmesan, and dry basil.
- In another small bowl, lightly beat egg whites.
- Dunk the Asparagus spears in beaten eggs white first then in the panko mixture.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, in a small bowl mix, fresh herbs, lemon juice, garlic powder, and mayo. Set aside.
- Remove asparagus fries from the oven and serve with the aioli.
