Parmesan Asparagus Fries 

Parmesan Asparagus Fries

By: Lee Holmes

Crisp asparagus fries are generously coated in a savoury parmesan crust, offering a symphony of flavours with each satisfying crunch.

Ingredients

• Cooking spray or olive oil
• 1 bunch asparagus spears
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup panko or gluten-free breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup grated Parmesan
• Zest 1 lemon
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 2 eggs, beaten

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper or lightly grease with cooking spray.
• Trim tough ends off the asparagus spears and discard.
• Place all-purpose flour in a shallow dish.
• In another shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, parmesan, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
• Place beaten eggs in a third shallow dish
• Dredge each asparagus spear in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip floured asparagus spear into the beaten eggs, ensuring it’s evenly coated. Then, coat asparagus in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing gently to adhere the coating. Make sure asparagus is evenly coated on all sides.
• Place coated asparagus spears in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Lightly spray tops of asparagus spears with cooking spray or drizzle with a little olive oil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 mins, or until the asparagus is tender and coating is
  golden brown and crispy.
• Serve baked crispy asparagus fries hot as a delicious and healthier alternative to
  traditional fries.

Lee Holmes is a nutritionist, yoga and meditation teacher, wholefoods chef, Lifestyle Food Channel’s Healthy Eating Expert, blogger and author of the best-selling books Supercharged Food: Eat Your Way to Health, Supercharged Food: Eat Yourself Beautiful, Eat Clean, Green and Vegetarian, Heal your Gut, Eat Right for Your Shape and Supercharged Food for Kids.

Lee’s food philosophy is all about S.O.L.E. food: sustainable, organic, local and ethical. Her main goal is to alter the perception that cooking fresh, wholesome, nutrient-rich meals is difficult, complicated and time-consuming. From posting recipes, her passion to share her autoimmune disease story and help others has snowballed and the blog has recently taken home the overall prize at the Bupa Health Influencer Awards as well as the best blog in the Healthy Eating category. She also runs a four-week online Heal Your Gut program.