INGREDIENTS:
Large Bag Asparagus
2 Grapefruit, cut in slices
1 Tablespoon Salt or to taste
1/2 Tablespoon Pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
ExtraVirgin Olive Oil, 2 Tablespoons
Sesame Seeds, Shake liberally over the asparagus
Sesame Seed Oil, 2 Tablespoons
Red Wine Vinegar, 1 Tablespoon
Balsamic Vinegar, 1 Tablespoon
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
DIRECTIONS:
Snap off the woody ends and lightly toss and lay the spears out on top of the grapefruit and sprinkle with the above ingredients. Cook 12 to 15 minutes at 450 degrees in the oven on a baking sheet.
It’s Father’s Day tomorrow, and one very special father, our son in law Shane, requested asparagus for dinner. I went to our big warehouse store and bought a very large bag of asparagus, because there will be 13 of us for dinner. We’re having huge caveman type steaks and asparagus on the grill. Grilled asparagus will be a perfect side.
This is my favorite way to fix asparagus.
Start off by washing them and cutting off the tough ends.
In a large baking dish cut up two large grapefruit and lay them in the bottom of a baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Because we’re cooking these on the grill, I put a skewer through the end of each asparagus so it would be easier to turn over.
Grill at 400 degrees for three minutes on each side. Just long enough to make them tender and to get really nice grill marks.
After they are on the skewer, lay them on top of the grapefruit.
If I was going to cook them in the oven (at 350 for 20 minutes) I would have simply laid them on top of the fruit.
One skewer done.
Second skewer done
And now the third is done.
The asparagus are laying over the grapefruit in the baking dish, and now you want to drizzle the sauce that is going to make them taste amazing over the top.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sesame Seeds, Sesame Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
Sprinkle a little bit more salt and pepper and sesame seeds.
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the refrigerator over night. The asparagus is going to soak up the wonderful oils and balsamic and the grapefruit will add a nice acidity.
After just a few minutes on the grill, these asparagus are ready to be enjoyed. I take them off the skewer and serve them over the grapefruit. Pretty and super tasty.