Grilled Asparagus with Orange-Thyme Butter

Name: Grilled Asparagus with Orange-Thyme Butter
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon, finely grated orange zest; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme leaves; 1 1/2 pounds, thick asparagus spears, ends trimmed (see note); 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; , Ground black pepper; , Vegetable oil for cooking grate

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Grilling & Barbecue

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2010

There’s nothing wrong with brushing the spears with oil and tossing them on the hot fire—until that routine gets old.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Master of the Grill

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 50 minutes

Grilled Asparagus with Orange-Thyme Butter

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Master of the Grill

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