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Recipe of the Week – Flame Roasted Asparagus

June 3, 2008 at 9:41 am 1 comment

(from www.emealsforyou.com/Vegetables/Flame Roasted Asparagus)

It’s hard to make a believer out of you without you actually trying the asparagus. I promise you this is the best tasting asparagus you will ever have. The reason lies not in the flame-roasting but in the peeling. That’s right, I said peeling. You see what makes this asparagus stand out from the crowd is that it is peeled prior to cooking. Even my wife struggled with the sanity or is it insanity of this procedure.

So let me tell you why you would go the extra step and peel the asparagus. First of all is the fact that nobody really likes the tough outer skin of the asparagus– it’s a bit stringy isn’t it? You go to the market and you spend time picking through the pile of asparagus to find the skinniest stalks to avoid the problem. Now you get home and you cut off most of the stalk anyway, leaving the tip and maybe a little of the stalk… a little wasteful don’t you think?

Enter the amazing asparagus peeler. A simple device designed to peel only the outer most layer of the stalk leaving you with only the tender, tasteful inner soul. No need to pick through the pile anymore… buy the biggest stalks you can find, peel them and you will be amazed at the taste. I am such an advocate of the asparagus peeler that I am willing to put my money where my mouth is. For the first 10 readers who sign up for www.emealsforyou.com using the Sponsoring Identifier PEELER-37 not only will you get $5 off the membership price but I will send you an asparagus peeler for free.

A quick note about cooking the asparagus, try cooking it on the grill. If you can’t grill it you can cook it in a grill pan on the stove or even just a frying pan or even roast it in the oven on a cookie sheet. The main point is to stop boiling or steaming this wonderful vegetable… once you try our recipe I doubt you will ever go back. The photo shows the asparagus with Oven-dried Tomatoes, the recipe appears under Appetizer here on the blog.

Flame Roasted Asparagus

Cut bottom 1 -1 1/2 inch off of stem. Peel, yes I said peel the asparagus. Place in bowl, add oil and salt and pepper. Toss, retain bowl.
On a very hot grill, place asparagus crosswise to grill. Grill for 3 minutes. Remove and place back in bowl, toss with oil remaining in bowl. With a vegetable peeler shave the Romano cheese over the top and serve.

Can be made in grill pan on stove top, cook for 4 minutes.

From the Backyard Soiree (Picnic Meal Plans) at emealsforyou.com

Entry filed under: Vegetables. Tags: asparagus, asparagus peeler, flame-roasted asparagus, peeled asparagus.