I have been grilling asparagus most of my life and assumed it would be a boring blog post until today. I was watching Grill It! with Bobby Flay and the guest asked Bobby how to grill asparagus. His question got me thinking that maybe the whole world doesn’t know how to grill asparagus…I have to say it is one of my favorite veggies to grill – I love how they maintain their crispness and are just so quick and easy to grill!!
How to Prepare
1 – Bunch Asparagus
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Kosher Salt
1 – Clove Garlic Minced (optional)
Break one of the pieces of asparagus with at its natural breaking point with your fingers. Take your broken piece of asparagus and hold it up to the remainder of the bunch – using a knife slice the rest of the bunch to size and dispose of the trimmed stems. In a long dish (I use a pyrex small casserole dish – but whatever you like) add the asparagus – coat with EV olive oil – Kosher Salt – and your garlic. Hand mix all of the ingredients and place on a hot grill. The asparagus with cook very quickly so keep on rotating them across the grill grates. Once the begin to slightly soften and appear to have a slight amount of grill char remove from the grill. Place on a serving plate then drizzle with EV olive oil.
Here’s the deal with asparagus don’t over cook them because they continue to cook even after they are removed from the grill. To add another layer of flavor you can also squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the cooked asparagus.
How about this for a variation? Just trim your Asparagus as usual and bung ‘em in a ziplock bag with a couple of glugs of your favourite Italian dressing. Stick ‘em in the fridge for 30 mins or so and then grill them as you suggest.
They’re GRRRRRRREEEEEEEAAAT!
p.s. Loved your Grill It! show.