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Grilled asparagus with olives
Preparation info
- Feeds
four
as a side dish - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
By Jill Dupleix
Published 1998
According to seventeenth-century teacher and publisher Giacomo Castelvetro, asparagus ‘cannot harm any part of the human body’. He was also very keen on sprinkling it with bitter orange juice once grilled, which wouldn’t do any harm, either.
Ingredients
700 g 1½ lb 2 tbsp
Method
Bend the fibrous ends of the asparagus, and they will snap naturally at the right point for trimming. Brush asparagus lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a ribbed grill until hot, and grill asparagus for five to ten minutes, turning once, until tender.
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