Grilled Herb Parmesan Asparagus

I make no secret of my love for asparagus. When I was younger, I would eagerly eat the tender tips and skip the thready bottom, but with age I have come to even appreciate that aspect. And now I know that I could always peel that off with a vegetable peeler.

For the past month or so, Kevin from Seriously Good has been hosting Asparagus Aspirations, a mouth-watering event where food bloggers from all over the world have been submitting interesting and tantalizing recipes involving asparagus.

Back in April, I submitted a recipe for a savory Napoleon, using white asparagus. That prompted Kevin to create asparagus en croute (and of course, blame me for the idea of Phyllo dough and asparagus. But that is something I am more than willing to accept blame for. Actually, I think blame is a high form of flattery...well at least in this case. Thanks Kevin!

Now Kalyn, over at Kalyn's Kitchen, had a great recipe for grilled asparagus with parmesan and that inspired me to use my latest bunch of asparagus for my own version of this.

For mine, I wanted to herb it up a bit (and hey, that makes it a great submission for Kalyn's Weekend Herb Blogging event, which is being hosted this weekend by Lucullian Delights - check there on Sunday or Monday for a roundup of great herb/plant/garden inspired posts).

Anyway, the parmesan and the asparagus really complement each other. And the herbs add just a touch of flavor, without overpowering the asparagus. This is definitely something I will be repeating again and again.

Now, onto the recipe.

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Yield: 4 servings

Grilled Herb Parmesan Asparagus

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Ingredients

• 1 lb asparagus (1 bunch)
• 1 ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt and lavender mix, (I use a French grey sea salt and lavender from Williams-Sonoma, but here is another from Local Harvest or alternatively, you could use ¼ teaspoon fresh lavender and ⅛ teaspoon sea salt)
• ½ teaspoon fresh chopped thyme, (or ¼ teaspoon dried)
• ½ teaspoon fresh savory, (or ¼ teaspoon dried savory)
• 3 tablespoon grated parmesan

Instructions

1. Combine asparagus, olive oil, pepper, salt and lavender, thyme and savory in a sealable bag. Shake until well-coated. Let the asparagus sit in the spice bag for 10-15 minutes, while heating up the grill.
2. Heat grill to medium heat. Lay the asparagus in a single layer across the grates. Cook, turning often, until desired tenderness (10-15 minutes on direct heat).
3. Remove from grill and immediately top with Parmesan. Let cool 5-10 minutes before eating because it will be awfully hot.