RECIPE — Broiled Asparagus With Goat Cheese?

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First of all, let me take a moment to address this Broiled Asparagus with Goat Cheese disaster. It’s not a dish, it’s an abomination! However, we can attempt to salvage this tragic excuse for a recipe.

Let’s start by preheating your oven’s broiler and positioning the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.

Now, for the asparagus, take 1 pound of fresh asparagus and trim the tough ends. Place them on a sheet pan and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Next, sprinkle some dried basil, salt, and freshly ground black pepper over the asparagus and mix everything well to ensure the asparagus is evenly coated.

Once the oven is preheated, pop the sheet pan under the broiler and let the asparagus cook for about 10 minutes. Keep a close eye on it and make sure to remove the asparagus when it’s tender and easily pierced with a knife.

Now, this is where we can start to rescue this disaster. Once the asparagus is cooked, remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle 5 ounces of crumbled goat cheese over the hot asparagus. The residual heat will help the goat cheese melt slightly and infuse its tangy flavor into the asparagus.

As for the cook’s notes, you can definitely experiment with different dried herbs instead of the basil. This might add some much-needed excitement to this otherwise mundane dish.

Once you’ve added the goat cheese, serve the broiled asparagus immediately to take advantage of the warm, creamy goat cheese.

Now, if you manage to actually make this taste halfway decent, it might pair well with a crisp, acidic Sauvignon Blanc. Try the 2019 Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc to add some much-needed character to this lackluster dish.

Bon Appétit

If you’ve managed to make Broiled Asparagus with Goat Cheese that’s not as bland as watching paint dry, and you’ve actually added some oomph to this sorry excuse for a dish, then there might be hope for you yet. Need more culinary inspiration to rescue this lackluster creation? Smash that subscribe button for a chance to elevate your cooking game. And if by some miracle you’ve injected life into this dish and made it sing with flavor, then for the love of food, share your asparagus wisdom in the comments. Or perhaps it’s best to quietly savor your Broiled Asparagus with Goat Cheese, knowing that sometimes the best dishes are the ones that surprise you with their simplicity and elegance.