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Grilled Swordfish | Flame Roasted Asparagus | Brenda's Favorite Lemon Tart

Grilled Swordfish

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Fish Entrée
Meal:The Password is... (Distinctive Dinners)
4mediumswordfish, steaks
2Tboil, olive
1pinchsalt and pepper to taste
 

Brush olive oil on both sides of steak, salt and pepper to taste. Grill on a hot grill or grill pan for 3-4 minutes per side.

Serve with lemon wedges.

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Flame Roasted Asparagus

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Vegetables
Meal:The Password is... (Distinctive Dinners)
2Tboil, olive
1.5lbasparagus
0.5tspsalt and pepper to taste
1ozcheese, Romano
 

Cut bottom 1 -1 1/2 inch off of stem. Peel, yes I said peel the asparagus. Place in bowl, add oil and salt and pepper. Toss, retain bowl.
On a very hot grill, place asparagus crosswise to grill. Grill for 3 minutes. Remove and place back in bowl, toss with oil remaining in bowl. With a vegetable peeler shave the romano cheese over the top and serve.

Can be made in grill pan on stove top, cook for 4 minutes.

For the asparagus peeler click this link to Cookery Ware Shop

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Brenda's Favorite Lemon Tart

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:8
Category:Dessert
Meal:The Password is... (Distinctive Dinners)
2.5Tblemon, zest, grated
1.25cupsugar, granulated
15Tbbutter, unsalted
0.625cuplemon, juice of
5largeegg
1largeegg, yolks
1recipeTart Dough
 

Place lemon zest and sugar in a bowl, mix together. Cut butter into 15 pieces. Place lemon juice, sugar, butter, and all the eggs into a non-reactive saucepan. Whisk together. Set pan over medium heat and stir until thick and hot to the touch. Remove from heat, strain into bowl and refrigerate for 1/2 hour.

Use pre-baked tart shell ((Recipes/Dessert/Tart Dough), fill with lemon filling. Refrigerate until served.

Note: Be sure to add the tart dough recipe to your shopping list.

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