Air Fryer Asparagus

If you just want the cook time, it’s three minutes at 400°F/200°C. You’re welcome.

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SERVES: 2
PREP TIME: 2 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 3 MINUTES

Ingredients

A bundle of supermarket asparagus.
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt & pepper

Method

Take the air fryer your mother-in-law bought you for Christmas down from the attic. With a boxcutter, carefully peel off the box the fryer came in, discard the box, along with the instruction booklet.

Wash, rinse, and dry the fiddly bits.

When the air fryer bits are dry, assemble the gadget and preheat to 400°F/200°C.

Get the asparagus out. Cut off the elastic band and spread the spears out over a clean, flat surface. 

Have a good long think about everyone who’s pawed since it was picked, packed, shipped to, and sat in the supermarket. Let your verminophobia be your guide on how meticulously it needs to be washed.

Cut the woodiest bits off the bottom of each spear of asparagus with a sharp knife, or you can do what I do:  Hold each tree penis where it was cut from the plant, then pull the bell end back towards the bottom of the shaft until it snaps. Repeat for each spear.

Fong the lot into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and add a splash of olive oil. Shake the bowl until all the spears are lightly coated in oil. You really want the oil to just wave at the asparagus. Less is more.

All that goes into the air fryer for three minutes. Pull the basket out halfway through cooking, and give it a good shake. 

That’s it.

Serve with a squeeze of lemon.

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