Chantal Lascaris

Grilled Asparagus

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
All Sorts of Healthy Dishes
All Sorts of Healthy Dishes

By Chantal Lascaris

Published 2017

  • About

SIMPLICITY IS PERFECTION, SO MUCH SO THAT QUEEN NEFERTITI OF EGYPT DECLARED ASPARAGUS TO BE THE FOOD OF THE GODS. CHOOSE THE FRESHEST ASPARAGUS YOU CAN FIND AND ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS A TOUCH OF SEASONING. THE TRUE FLAVOURS OF ASPARAGUS WILL SHINE THROUGH.

Ingredients

  • 225 g fresh green baby asparagus
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to

Method

  1. In a pot of boiling water, blanche the asparagus for 2 minutes.
  2. Remove and refresh in cold water.
  3. Heat a griddle pan to hot.
  4. Sauté the asparagus in the olive oil until they begin to char.
  5. Season to taste.
  6. Squeeze the lemon juice over the asparagus as soon as you are ready to serve.