Lemon-Pepper Asparagus

Great complement to the Salmon Recipe I posted yesterday. I served this with as a side dish, along side the salmon, and with a generous helping of SF frosted carrot cake for dessert for a special occasion but it is simple and quick to make–great too when the days are HOT and you don’t want to heat up the entire kitchen!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 well-drained can asparagus
• 2 TBSP butter
• lemon pepper seasoning
• minced garlic (from a jar or fresh from 1-2 cloves)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Grab a well-seasoned cast iron pan.
2. Place pan over medium heat and allow to begin to warm.
3. When the pan is beginning to throw off some heat towards your hand safely above it, then add butter to the pan and let it melt.
4. Next, liberally coat the butter in the pan with our lemon pepper seasoning. Within moments, this should begin to become very fragrant. NOTE: If the heat is too high, you may need to add more butter, so watch closely.
5. Add garlic to butter sauce and allow it to cook until garlic is fragrant.
6. Add drained asparagus. Cook long enough to heat asparagus through and to coat it with the sauce.
7. Enjoy!