Thyme Marinated Grilled Asparagus

This marinade is a terrific way to add flavor to this delicious vegetable! From Cooking with Caprial, American Bistro Fare cookbook.
- Ready In:
- 21mins
- Serves:
- Units:
9
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ingredients
- 2 lbs asparagus, tough stems trimmed
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or try balsamic!)
- 2 shallots, chopped (or 1/4 cup scallions)
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 teaspoon orange juice concentrate
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- salt and black pepper
directions
- Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large stockpot. Add asparagus and cook until it is crisp tender, 3 or 4 minutes, depending on the size. Drain and dip in icy cold water. Set aside.
- In a bowl combine vinegar, shallots, garlic, thyme, orange juice concentrate, and mustard. Slowly whisk in the oil to blend well. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour mixture over asparagus. Let marinate while you light the coals or start the grill.
- To make the grilling easier, you can place the asparagus on skewers, running a skewer through each end of the spear and fitting about 5 spears on each pair of skewers. Grill the asparagus on each side just to mark it, 1 or 2 minutes per side. Remove from the grill. Serve warm or at room temperature. Or, you can just broil them till they start to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
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"This marinade is a terrific way to add flavor to this delicious vegetable! From Cooking with Caprial, American Bistro Fare cookbook."
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Our family loves asparagus and we are always searching for a new recipe. This recipe is lovely, it allows the asparagus to be the star, but the other ingredients are the supporting cast. I did not have the mustard called for so substituted regular mustard and it worked fine. I used fresh thyme out of my herb garden and it complimented the dish well.1Reply
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