GRILLED LEMON PARMESAN ASPARAGUS

Grilled Lemon Parmesan Asparagus image

A quick way to dazzle up your asparagus for grilling. It offers great flavoring with inexpensive items usually found in the home.

Provided by Marianne

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil, or more if needed
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more if needed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping

Steps:

Preheat an outdoor grill on medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
Place asparagus in a large shallow bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, going from bottom to top of stalks. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over asparagus. Lightly toss to coat each spear.
Transfer coated asparagus to the preheated grill with tongs.
Grill to desired tenderness, 3 to 7 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle asparagus with additional Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 4.4 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 117.6 mg, Sugar 2.2 g