Grilled Asparagus With Poached Egg Parmigiano And Lemon Zest Recipes

GRILLED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium.
• In a shallow baking dish, toss the asparagus with the oil to coat well. Add the salt, and pepper and toss.
• Place the asparagus on the grill in a single layer, and cook, turning, until marked and tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with the lemon juice and drizzle with olive oil, to taste. Cover with aluminum foil and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

ASPARAGUS WITH POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Tie asparagus into a bundle using kitchen twine. Place in the basket of an asparagus pot filled with 1 inch water. Cover, and bring water to a boil. Steam asparagus until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.
• Fill a large saucepan with 4 inches of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. When water is barely simmering, break 1 egg into a small heatproof bowl. Gently tip bowl, sliding egg carefully into water. Repeat with remaining eggs. Cook until whites are set but yolks are soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to paper towels, and drain briefly.
• Divide asparagus among 4 plates, and top each with an egg. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with Parmesan, and season with salt and pepper.

GRILLED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON DRESSING

Steps:

• Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus; most spears will break an inch or two from the bottom. Peel the stalks up to the flower bud. Meanwhile, start a charcoal fire or heat a gas grill; if you're cooking indoors, heat a cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it smokes.
• To grill the asparagus spears, toss them with about a tablespoon of oil, mixing with your hands until spears are coated. Season well with salt and pepper. Grill until tender and browned in spots, turning once or twice, in all 5 to 10 minutes.
• To pan grill the asparagus, do not oil or season them. Just toss them in the hot skillet, and cook, turning the spears individually as they brown, until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove as they finish, and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix together the lemon juice and shallots, then stir in enough olive oil to add a little body and take the edge off the sharpness of the lemon; the mixture should still be strong. Season it well with salt and plenty of black pepper, and stir in the parsley. Serve the asparagus hot or at room temperature with grilled fish. Spoon the sauce over everything.

GRILLED PORCINI WITH POACHED EGG & PARMIGIANO

Steps:

• Preheat the grill.
• In a large bowl, toss the mushrooms with olive oil until lightly coated, then give them a sprinkle of salt and red pepper. Put the mushrooms flat side down on the grill and cook until they start to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Rotate the mushrooms 90 degrees and grill for another 3 to 4 minutes, then turn them over and grill for 2 to 3 minutes more. The mushrooms should be beautifully marked, soft, and pliable. Remove from the grill and reserve in a warm spot.
• Grill each slice of bread until lightly charred on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Rub each slice with the garlic clove and drizzle with the big fat finishing oil.
• While grilling the mushrooms and bread, fill a medium saucepan two-thirds of the way with water; add the vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat until no bubbles break the surface of the water; the idea is to create an egg Jacuzzi, a very gentle cooking method.
• Gently crack the eggs into the poaching liquid and cook for 4 minutes. When they're done, the whites will be cooked through and the yolks will be warm and runny. While the eggs are cooking, toss the arugula in a large bowl with the lemon juice, a drizzle of big fat finishing oil, and a pinch of salt. TASTE IT and reseason if needed; the salad should be very flavorful but not soggy. Arrange the dressed arugula on serving plates and top with the porcini.
• Remove the eggs from the poaching liquid with a slotted spoon and make a pit stop on a paper or tea towel to remove any excess water (you don't want to sog up your salad).
• Lay a poached egg on top of the porcini and arugula, give each a sprinkey-dink of Parm, a pinch of red pepper, a bit of lemon zest, and a drizzle of big fat finishing oil. Serve with the grilled bread.
• Poaching is a way to cook eggs in water outside of the shell. The key here is acidulated water-a very big term for water that has acid added to it. Usually I use white vinegar, but lemon juice will work too. You just don't want to use something colored like balsamic vinegar or it will tint your eggs (however, in a pinch, this will work too). You want to add enough acid so that as soon as the whites hit the water, they begin to coagulate into a nice tight package-but you don't want them to smell (or taste!) like you're dying Easter eggs.
• Poaching is a very GENTLE cooking method, unlike boiling, which is a very VIOLENT cooking method. If you try to poach eggs in boiling water, you will end up with egg drop soup. As an insurance policy, and to make sure the water is the proper temperature, take a pot of water and bring it to a boil (BTB). Turn the heat down until all the bubbles go away. Then, to drop your eggs into the poaching liquid, get very close to the surface of the water-this way you won't break your yolks!
• Hey, did you know you can even poach eggs ahead of time? It's easy: Follow the directions above and once the eggs are cooked, hold them in a bowl of cool water until ready to serve. Then simply rewarm them in a pot of barely simmering water.

GRILLED LEMON PARMESAN ASPARAGUS

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.

GRILLED ASPARAGUS WITH OLIVE OIL, LEMON & PARMESAN

Steps:

• Heat a large griddle pan, remove the hard ends from the asparagus and dry griddle on both sides until nicely marked (about 5 minutes).
• As soon as they're ready, put them on the plates and dress with a good squeeze of lemon juice and about twice as much olive oil. (The quantities listed in the ingredients above are really rough as you just need to dress this dish to your own taste.).
• Season with salt & pepper to taste and then add freshly shaved or grated parmesan cheese.

GRILLED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Break off woody ends of asparagus.
• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and paprika and mix together well with a fork.
• Lay the asparagus side by side and pierce with skewers to form a raft.
• If you use bamboo skewers, don't forget to soak them for 30 minutes before using, so they don't catch fire.
• Place asparagus rafts on the grill and brush with the olive oil mixture.
• Cook to your desired tenderness (it takes almost no time at all), and season with salt and pepper.