Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Butter

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Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Butter

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Tangy lemon butter is the perfect way to bring out the full flavour of asparagus. This recipe is really quick and easy once you have chilled the lemon butter.

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
zest and juice of 1 lemon
450g asparagus
dash of olive oil for grilling
pinch each of Maldon sea salt and ground white pepper

Serves: 4 Preparation: 85 Cook Time: 10 Total Time: 95min

Directions

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First make the lemon butter. Dice the butter and put it in a mixing bowl, add the lemon juice and zest and plenty of pepper. Mash it together with a fork, then beat with a wooden spoon until well incorporated. Scoop out on to a sheet of clingfilm and roll up to form a sausage shape. Chill in the fridge for at least hour.
Use a potato peeler to remove any coarse skin from the asparagus but leave on the top m/n including the head. Trim off the woody white part from the bottom.
Preheat the grill until nice and hot. Brush the asparagus with olive oil and lay the asparagus on the grill rack. Turn the asparagus every minutes until nicely browned and cooked through, which takes approximately minutes.
Cut the lemon butter into even-sized slices. Lay the asparagus out on to warmed serving plates, season with Maldon salt and pop the lemon butter on top. Tuck in straight away.

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