marinated grilled asparagus

I had grilled asparagus a while back at one of the restaurants here in town and it was to die for. I decided to buy some asparagus for the first time and try grilling it myself. I've been trying to incorporate different kinds of veggies in my diet, and asparagus is loaded with vitamins. If only it didn't make your pee smell funny. lol! This marinade turned out really good.

Ingredients

• 1 pound asparagus
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (I omitted just because I forgot lol)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced 
• Cooking spray

Preparation

• Prepare grill.
• Snap off tough ends of asparagus. Combine all ingredients except cooking spray in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and marinate for 30 minutes. Remove asparagus from bag, and discard marinade. Place asparagus on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until asparagus is done.

Just a tip for grilling: Instead of placing each individual asparagus on the grill rack, thread them onto bamboo (or metal) skewers to keep them from falling in between the holes. Some people recommend putting a skewer through the top and bottom, but when I tried this mine started to snap in half so I just threaded it through the bottom of each one. Should look like a little fence when you're done :) Or you could use a grill pan, I've resorted to this method the past few times, much easier.