Grill & BBQ
Grilled green asparagus with lemon butter
Grilled green asparagus doesn't need much if the heat, cooking time and lemon butter are right. Then it becomes crunchy, aromatic and exactly the elegant side dish that goes well with meat, fish or simply good bread.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Grill time: 5-8 minutes over medium to medium-high direct heat
- Total: approx. 15 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 3 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 230 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 6.8 g
- Fat
- ≈ 20.3 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 1/2 lemon · ≈ 20.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 500 g green asparagus
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 40g butter
- 1/2 lemon
- Salt
- pepper
- optional: some garlic or freshly grated lemon peel
Instructions
- Break off or cut off the woody ends of the asparagus.
- Mix the asparagus with olive oil, a little salt and pepper.
- Preheat the grill to medium to medium-high direct heat and grill the asparagus for 5 to 8 minutes, turning regularly.
- At the same time, melt the butter and mix it with lemon juice and, if desired, a little lemon zest.
- Drizzle the lemon butter over the hot asparagus and serve immediately.
