Asparagus Dawgs

We've been making this and similar burgers for years now. Sometimes we skip the meat.

Pat loves to grill sweet onions and asparagus, whenever we BBQ anything. I'm afraid I can't reveal his secret BBQ sauce blend. It changes periodically anyway. Any BBQ sauce you like will work, or you can brush the veggies with plain or seasoned olive or other oil, or sometimes dark sesame oil.

Basically, Pat begins by BBQing the onions (always!), asparagus in season, or zucchini. He sets them to the back of the grill and BBQs the hamburgers or hot dogs (or steak). Then the buns are very lightly buttered before they are also quickly grilled to warm them up.

After that, everyone builds their dawg or burger with preferred toppings: mustard or sweet mustard, asparagus or zucchini (depending on the season), the onions, Gorgonzola or other cheese, and anything else you might think of.

Somehow, this idea has leaked to the GP. Today's Herald has a recipe for a smoked salmon and asparagus sandwich on a hoagie bun.