Air Fryer Thick Asparagus Spears Recipe

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Air Fryer Thick Asparagus Spears Recipe

Air Fryer Thick Asparagus Spears are truly delicious - once you've air fried them, I doubt you'll go back! The air fryer is able to cook the asparagus from all angles at the same time so you get a perfectly even cook and those beautiful caramelised bits on all sides with minimal effort.

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 12

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

Ingredients

300 g Thick Asparagus Spears - see notes
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil - see notes
½ tsp Sea Salt Flakes - see notes

Instructions

If your air fryer requires pre-heating, start this setting now.
Thoroughly dry 300g Asparagus Spears.
Trim the woody ends from each spear. You should be able to feel where it stops being very hard - cut there. I use a knife but you can just snap them.
Note: I like to do this with each spear individually to minimise waste.
Drizzle over 1 tbsp Oil and ½ tsp Sea Salt Flakes.
Toss to thoroughly coat the spears.
Place the asparagus into the air fryer basket. Leave a little space between each so the air can circulate.
Cook for 5 minutes at 200c/390f.
Cook for a further 5 minutes at 180c/360f.
Serve when the asparagus has a little colour and the stems are tender with just a little bit of bite.

Notes

Asparagus - 300g of asparagus gave me 13 thick spears weighing around between 19g and 29g each. After the woody end was removed, I was left with 200g of asparagus.
Oil - Choose your oil to match your flavouring. For example use garlic, salt and rosemary with olive oil or for a more neutral flavour, sea salt and black pepper with vegetable oil.
Seasoning/Salt - Choose any seasoning mix, spices or dried/fresh herbs. Make sure that salt is included in the mix. You can also add a little citrus juice.
I used vegetable oil with just sea salt flakes.
The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I can just fit 13 thick spears in the basket at a time. This gives plenty of room to allow air to circulate.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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