Roasted Asparagus with Browned Butter

Ingredients

• 1 pound asparagus spears trimmed
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1.5 teaspoons thyme leaves fresh chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 teaspoon meyer lemon rind grated
• 2 tablespoons meyer lemon juice fresh
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• roasting pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Place asparagus in a roasting pan; drizzle with oil.
3. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
4. Bake at 450 for 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
5. Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan occasionally.
6. Remove from heat; stir in juice.
7. Drizzle butter mixture over asparagus; toss well to coat.
8. Sprinkle thyme and rind over asparagus.