Do you love asparagus but want to take it up a notch? Look no further! These unique and delicious sauces for asparagus will elevate your veggie game and leave your taste buds wanting more.
Looking for ways to spice up your asparagus?
Check out these 15+ unique and delicious sauces that will take your asparagus from bland to flavorful. From tangy lemon butter to creamy bearnaise sauce, these sauces will leave your taste buds wanting more.
These sauces are delicious on this sous vide asparagus, blanched asparagus or traeger asparagus!
The BEST Sauces for Asparagus
Easy Lemon Dill Sauce
This lemon butter dill sauce recipe, made with dry white wine and fresh dill, is the upgrade your next fish or chicken dish craves! Switch up your go-to weeknight dinner recipes with this 10-minute sauce or add it to your favorite veggies for a quick, healthy snack.
Lemon Butter Dill Sauce
Romesco Sauce + How to Use It!
Romesco Sauce is packed with flavor and easy to make with simple ingredients & your blender or food processor. This roasted red pepper based Spanish sauce is delicious with chicken, pork, seafood and roasted vegetables.
Romesco Sauce
Easy Bearnaise Sauce
Perfect to be paired with steak, this Bearnaise Sauce Recipe is flavored with fresh cracked blacked pepper and tarragon leaves.
Bearnaise Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper Aioli
Red Pepper Aioli combines creamy mayo, roasted red peppers, chipotle in adobe sauce, lemon juice, and garlic for a smoky-sweet and versatile sauce. Made with just a handful of ingredients, it comes together in minutes and is perfect for drizzling, dipping, or spreading on all your favorite snacks, sides, and mains.
Red Pepper Aioli
Parmesan Cream Sauce
This 15-minute Parmesan Cream Sauce is the ultimate condiment for cheese lovers. Parmesan cheese, garlic, and heavy cream are swirled together in a skillet to give you a silky smooth and decadent sauce for pasta, chicken, and more.
Parmesan Cream Sauce
Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)
With only four ingredients, you can make your own whipped, creamy and delicious Toum, a traditional Lebanese garlic sauce, at home!
Toum
Tarragon Cream Sauce
Tarragon Cream Sauce is a warm and luxurious condiment for chicken, fish, beef, and more. Quick and easy to make with only 8 ingredients, it instantly makes your everyday dinners feel gourmet!
Tarragon Cream Sauce
Lemon Caper Sauce
This easy 6-ingredient lemon caper sauce has a delicious dimension of flavors and a velvety richness, making it the perfect match for fish, shrimp, chicken, and more! Ready in just 5 minutes, it’s a simple go-to sauce that always upgrades your weeknight dinner.
Lemon Caper Sauce
Dill Yogurt Sauce
This delicious Yogurt Dill Sauce is a creamy yet light all-purpose sauce you’ll want to use on everything. Easy to make with Greek yogurt, lemon, garlic, and dill, just a scoop adds bright and vibrant flavors to salad bowls, veggies, grilled meats, and more!
Yogurt Dill Sauce
Easy Homemade Garlic Aioli
Learn how to make Garlic Aioli at home in just 5 minutes with only 4 ingredients! This creamy condiment is so delicious and perfect as a dip, drizzle, sandwich spread, and so much more.
Garlic Aioli
Whipped Feta
This Sesame Roasted Asparagus with Whipped Feta: the perfect spring (or summer) side that easily doubles as an appetizer. Olive oil roasted asparagus, tossed with sesame seeds, garlic, and lemon zest – served over creamy, whipped feta cheese. Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest
Sesame Roasted Asparagus with Whipped Feta
Hollandaise Sauce
Simple roasted asparagus gets gussied up with this lush yet easy-to-make 3-ingredient blender hollandaise sauce.
Get the RECIPE from Foodie Crush
Hollandaise Sauce
Get the RECIPE from Foodie Crush
BBQ Hollandaise Sauce
Grilled Asparagus over direct heat and finished with a rich and creamy classic Hollandaise infused with a BBQ dry rub.
Get the RECIPE from Vindulge
BBQ Hollandaise Sauce
Get the RECIPE from Vindulge
Tahini Lemon Sauce
A fast and easy summer side dish recipe, asparagus is grilled until slightly charred then drizzled with a creamy tahini lemon sauce.
Get the RECIPE from The Lemon Bowl
Tahini Lemon Sauce
Get the RECIPE from The Lemon Bowl
Balsamic Sauce
Balsamic Asparagus is a delicious recipe that celebrates Spring. This is an easy gourmet side dish for a holiday meal or a regular weeknight.
Ge the RECIPE from Fox Loves Lemons
Balsamic Sauce
Ge the RECIPE from Fox Loves Lemons
How to make ahead and store
Many of these asparagus sauce recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.
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Full Recipe
15+ BEST Sauces for Asparagus
These 15+ unique and delicious sauces for asparagus will elevate your veggie game and leave your taste buds wanting more. Serve one of these sauces with this sous vide asparagus. Bright green, perfectly cooked spears, just waiting to be topped with your favorite sauce!
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Serves 4 people
Equipment
- FoodSaver
- Sous Vide Weights
Ingredients
- 1 bunch asparagus (about 1 pound)
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Parmesan:
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Lemon:
- 1 lemon (zested and juiced)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Garlic:
- 2 cloves garlic (minced or grated)
Instructions
- Set sous vide to 180-degrees.
- Trim the woody ends of the asparagus.
- Add the asparagus, butter and a couple heavy butter knives or spoons to a FoodSaver bag and seal using a vacuum sealer. Alternatively, you can use a ziploc bag and the water displacement method. (The butter knives help to keep the bag weighed down in the water).
- Cook for 8-12 minutes based on the cooking chart below.
- Remove from water bath, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Parmesan:
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese after cooking and season with salt and pepper.
Lemon:
- Sprinkle with lemon zest and juice and season with salt and pepper.
Garlic:
- Before sealing, add garlic to bag of asparagus and butter.
Notes
Cooking Time:
- Pencil Thin Asparagus: 8 Minutes
- Medium Asparagus: 10 Minutes
- Thick Asparagus: 12 Minutes
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
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