{"id":16540,"date":"2018-05-10T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=16540"},"modified":"2020-06-06T12:08:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T19:08:13","slug":"grilled-asparagus-halloumi-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/grilled-asparagus-halloumi-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Asparagus and Halloumi Sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"asparagus-is-in-grill-em-if-you-got-em\"><strong>Asparagus is in: Grill &#8217;em if you Got &#8217;em<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For lunch earlier this week, I started where I often start around this time of year. I pulled some asparagus out of the crisper drawer and started to prep them. Conventional wisdom about snapping them where they naturally snap is out, so I cut off the woodiest bit at the bottom and start in with the vegetable peeler. Grilled asparagus is the best and easiest way to enjoy them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16541\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-16541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close.jpg\" alt=\"grilled asparagus\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUN FACT: Washington is the #1 producer of domestic asparagus with 23 million pounds harvested in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once those spears are off the grill, you&#8217;ll slather a baguette with a thick herb pesto, layer on the halloumi and asparagus. Add some salad greens, if you like. You could easily substitute fresh mozzarella in place of the halloumi, but I like halloumi&#8217;s heft. Go with a good baguette that won&#8217;t sog out or squish like a marshmallow. I like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandcentralbakery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Central Bakery&#8217;s<\/a>. The whole point of this easy, delicious sandwich is to take advantage of the gorgeous asparagus currently at the market.<\/p>\n<p>Not to brag, but we&#8217;re partial to locally grown Washington asparagus, whose season runs through June. Fresh asparagus is high in fiber and offers a good source of vitamins A and C, folate, and glutathione, an anti-carcinogen and antioxidant.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/waasparagus\/\">Washington Asparagus Commission<\/a>\u00a0kindly provided a gift card to pick up some of the season&#8217;s first spears and develop this recipe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16542\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-16542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-open-face.jpg\" alt=\"grilled asparagus\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-open-face.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-open-face-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-open-face-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This grilled asparagus sandwich with halloumi also features a spreadable herb pesto with Oregon hazelnuts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"sp-recipe\" id=\"printthis\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"recipe-overview\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload_inited\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Roasted-Asparagus-and-Halloumi-close.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"jQuery('#printthis').print()\" class=\"sp-print\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-print\"><\/i> Print Recipe<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-title-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"grilled-asparagus-and-halloumi-sandwiches\">Grilled Asparagus and Halloumi Sandwiches <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"recipe-meta-item\">Serves: 3 sandwiches<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"recipe-meta-item\">Cooking Time: 10 mins<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-ingredients\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3 id=\"ingredients\" class=\"recipe-title\">Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>3 6-inch baguette sections, sliced in half lengthwise<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>6-10 medium asparagus spears<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>olive oil<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>kosher salt<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>black pepper<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>1 7 oz. package, sliced halloumi cheese<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>Salad greens, if desired<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><b> Herb Pesto Spread<\/b><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>1\/2 c. basil leaves<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>1\/2 c. Italian parsley <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>1 t. lemon zest<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>1\/4 c. toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>2 T. red wine vinegar<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>2 T. olive oil<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>pinch of salt<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-method\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3 id=\"instructions\" class=\"recipe-title\">Instructions<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">1<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To make the pesto spread, put the basil, parsley, lemon zest and toasted hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 8-10 times until finely chopped. Add the red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt. With the machine running, add the olive oil.  The pesto should be thick, but spreadable. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">2<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slice half an inch off the bottom of each spear and use a vegetable peeler to remove the thick skin on the bottom 1.5-2 inches of each spear.  Drizzle the asparagus with olive oil to coat and sprinkle with kosher salt and a few grinds of black pepper.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">3<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pat the halloumi slices dry and set aside.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">4<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heat the grill to medium high.  Grill the asparagus for 5-7 minutes, turning about half way through. Add the halloumi and grill for 2 minutes each side, just to get nice grill marks on it. You can also grill the baguette briefly, if you like. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">5<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To put together the sandwiches, spread about 2 T. on each side of the bread. If the asparagus is fairly thick, slice the spears in the half lengthwise. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-number\">6<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Add two slices of halloumi on each sandwich and top with 4-5 slices of asparagus. 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