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I had some grilled asparagus at a friend’s place once and it was great. He did it on foil over the BBQ with butter and salt.

It sounds pretty simple, but the texture was kind of crunchy and it tasted great.

Does anybody else cook asparagus over an open flame?

oh yummy.. yes i love asparagus and we’ve often cooked it just by laying them straight on the grill after the coals have died down, with a drizzle of olive oil. It’s very easy very tasty food…

We haven’t grilled asparagus in a while, but I know what you mean about it being a bit crunchy.

When we cook fresh asparagus inside, we are always sure to avoid over cooking because it tastes better with the crunch left in!

I have cooked some cauliflowers and brocolis the same way…and they taste good too…..

Taggart - 18 June 2009 09:23 AM

It sounds pretty simple, but the texture was kind of crunchy and it tasted great.
Does anybody else cook asparagus over an open flame?

Not I, no… but it sounds good if you like asparagus.  For some reason I just can’t get used to
it.  Maybe I’ve not had it prepared a good way yet. 

When I started eating asparagus, it was mostly canned and the texture was pretty soft. So I was surprised by how it turned out when my friend cooked it.

Come to think of it, it’s quite possible that he used olive oil instead of butter, too.

that’s interesting Atula… cauliflower and broccoli on charcoal? isn’t it very dry? what does it taste like?

atula - 19 June 2009 01:09 AM

I have cooked some cauliflowers and brocolis the same way…and they taste good too…..

OMG,  Atula, how did you cook those? That sounds so good, grilling them! And asparagus, I’d never contemplating grilling them. Hmmm, butter or olive oil? I’ll have to try both. The asparagus is laid on raw, no parboiling or anything?

Stav-heretoday…I jst washed and kept the florets on charcoal….it tastes wonderful you know…with little salt on top…..

just wash the asparagus and drizzle the oil over… put them on the grill and turn them regularly so they dont burn… if they do the skin will be tough…. doesn’t take much cooking to be honest…

Taggart - 19 June 2009 10:17 AM

When I started eating asparagus, it was mostly canned and the texture was pretty soft. So I was surprised by how it turned out when my friend cooked it.

Come to think of it, it’s quite possible that he used olive oil instead of butter, too.

It’s really too bad that this is the first way most people eat asparagus.  I can understand why some people grow to hate it!

with all kind of vegetables….people have their tastes and choices twiceshy…but I have seen when you give people something they do not like making it in a totally different way..they usually grow to like it…!

I think seasoning makes a huge difference.

I either put lemongrass and a little olive oil in with vegetables bound for the grill. Fresh lemons are even better, as along as they aren’t really old.

How about Lawry’s Season Salt, would that go well on the florets? It seems to be just the right dash on avocados and it always seems to complement other complex flavours.