THE BEST GRILLED ASPARAGUS RECIPE
You’ll find a really easy, step-by-step guide on how to make grilled asparagus. You will be thrilled once you make this grilled asparagus recipe.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 71kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Bunch Asparagus (I use medium size asparagus for this recipe)
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt (or 2 good pinches)
- ½ teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon Fresh Cracked Pepper
- 2-3 tablespoon Grated Parmesan (more or less according to how much you like cheese)
Instructions
- Start your gas grill heating on high.
- Find where to cut the asparagus by bending one and seeing where it breaks. Normally it is about 2″ from the base of the asparagus. We don’t want to eat this woody part. Once you have found about where the woody part ends, line all your asparagus up on the cutting board and chop off the amount equal to the part that broke off.
- Take out some aluminum foil. Make it 2X as long as the asparagus plus about an inch. Lay the asparagus on top of the foil lengthwise.
- Add the olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper.
- Seal the foil as shown in the photographs.
- Take the foil package out to the grill and lay on the grate with the asparagus perpendicular to the grill grates. Close the lid and allow to cook for 3 minutes on high. Reduce the heat to medium and keep cooking for another 2 minutes.
- Carefully open the foil pouch- there is steam that has built up inside so it will be hot. The asparagus should be emerald green. If it looks good, open the pouch completely.
- Using tongs, you can either pull the foil out from under the asparagus or grab the asparagus in bunches and lay right on the grill grate. Once all the asparagus are out of the foil, discard the foil and close the lid. Cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 2 more.
- Grab all the asparagus and place on a platter. Sprinkle with the grated parmesan.
- Serve hot and happy eating.
Notes
There are a lot of variables in this recipe. The size of the asparagus will change how long it needs to cook. If you have very thin asparagus, cut down the cook time. Thicker asparagus, increase.
My grill gets exceptionally hot so my temperature settings will be different than yours. The key to this grilled asparagus recipe is listening and looking at the asparagus. It should be bubbling in the foil for before you open it, for about the whole cook time in the foil. What we are trying to avoid is scorching, which is why we are cooking it in foil to begin with.
** If you are going to make more than 1 bunch of grilled asparagus, it is best to make each bunch in its own foil pack. Adding more than 1 bunch adds too much moisture in the foil pack and makes the asparagus limp in the process.
Nutrition
Calories: 71kcal