Oh my goodness, Faith - there is a Cook's Illustrated recipe for grilled asparagus with grilled lemon dressing that is AMAZING. Along with the asparagus, grill a lemon (or two) that's been cut in half. When it has char marks and is softish (3-4 minutes) juice it, add a small shallot that's been finely minced, 6T olive oil, fresh thyme, a small dollop of dijon, salt, and pepper. Toss the hot asparagus in the dressing and serve immediately. It's seriously the best recipe for asparagus I've ever had, and I've tried a LOT of ways to prepare asparagus.

Grilled is our favorite way to eat asparagus!

We like to skewer the tops and bottoms of the stalks together - sort of looks like a raft - so that they don't fall through the grill. Works great and we can do one easy flip.

Olive oil and Good Seasons Dry Italian Dressing packet sprinkled over top. Amazing.

We like 'em in a tinfoil packet with some cherry tomatoes, garlic and lemon!

Asparagus is my most absolute favorite thing to put on the grill, hands down.

And this is one of my most favorite pictures ever of having done just that.

Even with just a little olive oil and salt, it is so divine.

Toss the asparagus in a mix of soy sauce and sesame oil and toss some toasted sesame seeds on after grilling. Yum!

From Cooking Light I found a recipe for browned butter that is perfect on grilled or oven roasted asparagus. It's easy and delicious, my go-to recipe.

2 Tbsp sweet butter
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Melt the butter in a small skillet on medium heat for 3 minutes, swirling the butter occasionally to heat evenly and prevent burning. Once it's brown (being careful toward the end...it can suddenly turn from nutty brown to burned quickly) remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the soy sauce and the balsamic vinegar. Serve it warm. It's yummy and I've had guests dip everything in it.

I grill mine w/ just olive oil and salt and pepper. Also great w/ green beans.

Grilled and roasted is all we ever do. So much that when a recipe calls for blanching, I have to refresh my memory on how long to keep the spears submerged.

my parents' last house had an indoor gas grill top. I really miss the grilled asparagus and other veggies that we got to eat year round.

when they moved into the house my mom couldn't figure out if/when she'd ever use the grill, our family have been vegetarians for over 25 years. she ended up using it almost every night.

simple and delicious.

Rub with olive oil. Coat with kosher salt, black pepper, and, gasp, SUGAR! Grill or roast--soooo delicious!! Makes a great addition to spring and summer salads that feature seasonal fruit (like the strawberries we just picked last week!)

EmilyS -- that dressing sounds great.

I usually toss mine in oil, make rafts with skewers (easier to manage on the grill, if doing a large quantity); when they come off I just squeeze a little lemon over them, shower with salt and eat like french fries.

I love this Food & Wine recipe for mayonaise-mustard glazed asparagus on the grill. It's so good!

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mustard-and-mayonnaise-glazed-asparagus

I'll take slices of prosciutto and halve them lengthwise. I then wrap the prosciutto strips around each asparagus spear. I take my mortar and pestle and toss in coarse sea salt, black peppercorns and several cloves of garlic and start smashing it together. Then I add olive oil, till I have enough to make a nice coating. I drizzle this on my prosciutto wrapped asparagus and throw it on the grill.

If I'm just cooking for myself and feeling lazy though, I'll leave out the prosciutto step.

They are even great cold the next day, on the rare occasions there is any left over.

We love to grill asparagus, but find that grilling the thin asparagus causes them to come out stringy. Yet, I love them better than the fat asparagus.. anyone have tips for grilling the thin asparagus? what are we doing wrong?

I grill them all through grilling season. Had them last night. I just toss them in olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper and put them on the grill in a veggie basket. I take them off as soon as they are perfect, which isn't long.

I love grilling asparagus! I also do olive oil and salt and pepper but do that before cooking it. Yum :)