Air fryer roasted asparagus with pico de gallo makes a perfect side dish for dinner or lunch. This fresh asparagus is loaded with flavors, tender, crisp, and completely oil-free.
Roasted asparagus in an air fryer is easy & quick recipe, loaded with Mexican tomato salsa, and delicious.
The post contains helpful tips and tricks to make a successful recipe on your first attempt. Please use the link above to jump to the recipe card at the end if you want to skip.
Why you will love this recipe
Air fried asparagus is healthy and takes just 10-15 minutes depending on how much brown color you like them to have. Moreover being oil-free you save some extra calories coming from oil.
Topping it with garlicky and lemony pico de gallo makes them juicy and full of Mexican flavors. I hope that you will love this fresh produce in this new avatar.
It is a great meal prep recipe as well. This is diet compliant, it is keto-friendly, low carb, gluten-free, and vegan.
After my 5 minutes microwave asparagus, this is the second most favorite recipe to make.
Ingredients & notes
Please check the recipe card for full ingredient list and measurements
You just need fresh asparagus and basic ingredients like tomato, onion, garlic, lemon, salt, and green chili to make salsa.
Variation
- Garlic powder, red chili flakes, or everything bagel seasoning goes very well to season it.
Step by step instructions
Trim the ends
First of all, clean and wash the asparagus (pic 1). Trim of the woody part, it is fibrous and very chewy. Either bend them from where the woody part starts and snap quickly or just cut them with a sharp knife (pic 2-4).
Season & cook
Preheat the air fryer, the default temp in my air fryer (Gourmia) is 400F. Once preheated, place the cleaned asparagus in the basket and sprinkle some salt. Just give it a quick stir and fry it for 12 mins.
You can toss it in 1 tsp olive oil at this step if required.
Flip them once after 6 mins. (pic 5-8)
1 lb asparagus is enough to place in the basket and roast nicely.
Make fresh salsa & serve
In the meantime prepare chunky tomato salsa by mixing all the ingredients listed in the recipe card.
Once asparagus is roasted, transfer them on a plate and top with salsa. Serve immediately. Air fryer roasted asparagus with pico de gallo taste amazing.
Tips & FAQ’s
10-12 minutes is good to cook in air fryer. In this duration asparagus are golden color and still firm enough. Soft but not mushy. This recipe is cooked at 400F for 12 minutes.
Serving & storing
Roasted asparagus is BEST to pair with just any dish be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian. Serve them on weeknight dinner as sides or in meal preparation or enjoy as a snack anytime.
For vegetarians, I love to serve them with TVP Scramble, Sheet Pan Eggs For Sandwiches, Zucchini Curry, and Curry Tofu Scramble.
You can store them in an air-tight container for 2-3 days. To reheat just microwave them for a minute and they are ready to eat.
If you like this recipe, then do check a few more from the blog.
- Roasted Poblano Pesto
- Spicy Tofu Panzanella Salad
- Raspberry Salsa
- Strawberry Cucumber Salsa
- Microwave Asparagus
Check what all food flavors go well with asparagus and What goes well with tomatoes.
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Air Fryer Roasted Asparagus With Pico De Gallo
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb asparagus fresh
- 1/4 tsp salt
To make fresh pico de gallo
- 1 cup tomato finely chopped, I use roma tomatoes. You can use any tomato here.
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped, I use red onion.
- 1 tbsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp serrano finely chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
Trim the ends
- First of all, clean and wash the asparagus (pic 1). Trim of the woody part, it is fibrous and very chewy. Either bend them from where the woody part starts and snap quickly or just cut them with a sharp knife (pic 2-4).
Season & cook
- Preheat the air fryer, the default temp in my air fryer (Gourmia) is 400F. Once preheated, place the cleaned asparagus in the basket and sprinkle some salt. Just give it a quick stir and fry it for 12 mins.You can toss it in 1 tsp olive oil at this step if required. Flip them once after 6 mins. (pic 5-8)
Make fresh salsa & serve
- In the meantime prepare chunky tomato salsa by mixing all the ingredients listed in the recipe card.Once asparagus is roasted, transfer them on a plate and top with salsa. Serve immediately. Air fryer roasted asparagus with pico de gallo taste amazing.
Notes
- Garlic powder, red chili flakes, or everything bagel seasoning goes very well to season it.
- 1 lb asparagus is enough to place in the basket at once and roast.
- 10-12 minutes is good to cook in an air fryer. In this duration, asparagus is golden in color and still firm enough. Soft but not mushy. This recipe is cooked at 400F for 12 minutes.
- You can store them in an air-tight container for 2-3 days. To reheat just microwave them for a minute and they are ready to eat.
Nutrition
Does it fit in your macros?
Asparagus is a great source of fiber and micronutrients. It only takes 12-15 minutes to prepare this recipe with minimal ingredients. Eating vegetables is a part of every diet someone follow.
All the ingredients in this recipe fits in macro friendly diet easily and one can enjoy this platter guilt free.
