Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries with Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo

These crispy Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries are healthy and addictive! They are served with an amazing Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo.

I love when spring rolls around because one of my favorite vegetables is in season - asparagus. I can easily eat a half of a bunch in one sitting, no joke.

Normally, I like to eat my asparagus with an Asian sauce. I'll have to post that recipe before asparagus season is over.

Today, I wanted to post a recipe that is a little more fun - Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries with Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo. What could be more fun than turning a vegetable into fries, right!

Lemon and asparagus are great friends, so I knew that I wanted to pair them together. Not only did I use lemon juice, but I used lemon zest as well.

If you have never used lemon zest, it is like lemon juice on steroids. It has a really strong lemon flavor.

One way to elevate mayo, is to add ingredients to it, like lemon and garlic. Just by adding a couple of things, it takes mayo to a whole new level.

Even though I used raw garlic here, one of my favorite ingredients to add to mayo is roasted garlic. Roasted garlic isn't as pungent as raw, and it has a sweet, mild flavor. I've used it in my Balsamic Roasted Vegetable Sandwich. It makes a good dipping sauce too.

Another ingredient that I like to add to my vegan mayo is sriracha. Anything spicy, and I am all over it!

Even though I fry occasionally, I prefer to bake because it is healthier. To give these baked asparagus fries a crispy crunchy texture, I added cornmeal. Whenever I bake instead of fry, cornmeal is my go-to coating of choice. I have used it for for Cornmeal Baked Avocado Tacos and Fried Squash.

Recipe

These asparagus fries are coated in cornmeal and baked. They are so good you may find yourself eating half of them all in one sitting!

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Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries with Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo

These crispy Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries are healthy and addictive! They are served with an amazing Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine vegan, gluten free

Keyword Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 276kcal

Author Willow Moon

Ingredients

• ½ cup cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened plain almond milk
• 1 batch asparagus

Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo

• ½ cup vegan mayo
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic minced

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Instructions

• Cornmeal Baked Asparagus Fries: Preheat oven to 450°.
• Snap off woody asparagus ends. Then cut into the length of fries you want.
• Mix cornmeal, nutritional yeast, and salt.
• Set up two shallow containers: one with cornmeal mixture and another with almond milk. Put parchment paper on a baking sheet.
• Dip asparagus into almond milk, then cornmeal mixture. Put on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Continue until all of the asparagus is coated. Bake at 450° for 10-15 minutes, or until asparagus is cooked through.
• Vegan Lemon Garlic Mayo: While asparagus is cooking, mix vegan mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, and minced garlic together. Set aside.

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 471mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 3.7mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.9mg

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