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July 8, 2016 By Lisa 1 Comment

Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping

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Last Updated August 24th, 2018 at 05:42 pm by Lisa

Thanks again Melissa’s Produce for sponsoring this recipe with your fantastic fresh produce!

Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping is a clean healthy vegetarian side dish recipe full of fresh bell pepper, basil, parsley, capers, lemon, and pine nuts. Yum!

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Grilled asparagus with gremolata topping is a clean side dish packed with healthy ingredients and fresh tangy flavors. The asparagus is grilled lightly in a tiny amount of ghee in just minutes on a grill pan.

Gremolata is a flavor packed topping for veggies, pastas, meats, or can be made into a quick salad dressing. You can chop the ingredients on a board or mix in a high-speed blender.

Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping Recipe

This post is sponsored by Melissa’s Produce. All opinions are my own.

The good people at Melissa’s Produce were kind enough to send a box of beautiful farm box of veggies I used to create this recipe.

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This gremolata recipe has buttery toasted pine nuts, tangy capers, sweet bell pepper, basil, lemon zest, and parsley together are light, fresh, and clean! In all honesty, I couldn’t stop eating the grilled asparagus with gremolata topping and skipped our main course for dinner!

This post is sponsored by Melissa’s Produce. All opinions are my own.

First Make the Gremolata:

What is Gremolata again?
The Italian pronunciation [ɡremoˈlaːta] or Italian pronunciation [ɡremoˈlaːda] is a chopped herb condiment classically made of lemon zest, garlic and parsley. It is a traditionally served with the Milanese braised veal shank dish ossobuco alla milanese.
Ingredients of Gremolata:
Gremolata usually includes grated lemon peel, although the zest from other citrus fruits lime, orange, grapefruit may be used. There are also other variations, such as leaving out the herbs or adding herbs like parsley, cilantro, mint, sage.

Other common gremolata flavor ingredients are garlic, grated fresh horseradish, minced shallot, Pecorino Romano cheese, anchovy, and toasted pine nuts.  The best part is you can make this from ingredients you have on hand, and try different combinations!

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Use Fresh Ingredients for Gremolata:

Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping ingredients

This gorgeous bell pepper is called an Enjoya Pepper from Melissa’s Produce. It came in a farm box I recently received from Melissa’s. If you can’t find this bell pepper, you can substitute red, green, or yellow pepper, and it will be amazing.

The Enjoya pepper has a rosy red striping over a canary yellow background. Enjoya peppers are pleasantly sweet, very crunchy, crisp and a bit juicy. You can use any bell pepper for this recipe, but I hope you find the Enjoya bell peppers in your market, because they are beautiful and so sweet!

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Finely chop all ingredients on a cutting board and combine in a bowl or blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender. This mixture is your Gremolata topping. You can prepare the Gremolata ahead by an hour.

Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping blender

Next, Grill the Asparagus.

Two tips on perfect kitchen grilled asparagus:

  1. Use a grill pan
  2. Grill with ghee (or coconut oil)

Here is why:

Grill pans are: inexpensive, will last a lifetime, easy to use, quick to clean, and create a dish quickly.

Grill the asparagus for 3 minutes a side, 6 minutes total. I like the crisp fresh snap when you bite into the asparagus, and so you don’t want to cook these for too long. They stay nice and green this way too, so pretty don’t ya think?

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Grill with Ghee: Ghee is clarified butter. It has a buttery nutty taste, doesn’t burn, and grills quickly keeping in the fresh nutrients. And the best part? You only use about 2 teaspoons for 2 bunches of asparagus!

Oh wait a minute, what is Ghee really? Oh I am so glad you asked! So ghee is clarified butter, meaning the milk solids have been removed. What this boils down to is you can use a small amount, and cook with it at high temperatures without burning because the milk solids are removed. Ghee has a super buttery taste, and a little goes a long way. Ghee also adds a depth of flavor to your grilled veggies.

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Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping Recipe
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Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Total Time
21 mins
 
Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping is a clean healthy vegetarian recipe full of fresh bell pepper, basil, parsley, capers, lemon, and pine nuts. Yum!
Course: Side Dishes & Vegetables
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: herb condiment, vegetarian asparagus
Servings: 6
Calories: 119 kcal
Author: Lisa | Delicious Table
Ingredients
Grilled Asparagus:
  • 1-2 bunches asparagus
  • 2 teaspoons ghee or coconut oil
Gremolata:
  • leaves from one bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 bell pepper - Melissa's Produce Enjoya Bell Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts or pistachios
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • zest of one lemon
  • pinch of salt and black cracked pepper
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Instructions
Make the Gremolata
  1. Finely chop all the ingredients on a board, combine, you can make the gremolata an hour ahead. Or
  2. Blend all the ingredients in a Cuisinart.
Grill the Asparagus
  1. Prepare the asparagus, by snapping off the bottom tough ends.
  2. Using a grill pan, add 1 teaspoon ghee in the hot grill pan.
  3. Grill the asparagus 3 minutes per side, 6 minutes total.
  4. Serve the grilled asparagus with the gremolata topping and lemon wedges.

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Nutrition Facts
Grilled Asparagus with Gremolata Topping
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 40mg 2%
Potassium 336mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin A 30.5%
Vitamin C 38.6%
Calcium 3.1%
Iron 17.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Serve the grilled asparagus with the gremolata and lemon wedges.

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This post is sponsored by Melissa’s Produce. All opinions are my own.

Try this easy and healthy dish,  and enjoy each delightful bite!

All the Best,

Lisa

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  1. Jules says

    March 7, 2018 at 7:25 AM

    I love it when instructions read something like “place all ingredients in a blender / food processor.” You are speaking my language Lisa! 🙂 This dish was so light and bright and had just the perfect combo of zing and freshness. I made it as is this time but definitely am excited that you can substitute those other ingredients to see what combinations you like best on different veggies or dishes. Mmmm! Thanks for those ideas!

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