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    Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus, Keep it Simple

    Prosciutto-wrapped asparagus that only takes a few minutes in the oven without having to blanch asparagus or pre-cook the prosciutto? I'm in for this easy, addictively poppable side dish or snack if you are. Shall we?

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    Some recipes for prosciutto-wrapped asparagus call for blanching asparagus first before roasting or tossing with olive oil and seasonings, but I must ask, why?! It's a lot of wasted water, heat, and dishwashing effort. The beauty of this recipe is that the asparagus retains some of the fresh spring crisp and the prosciutto provides all the fat and flavor you need for the asparagus.

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    5 from 14 votes

    Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus Recipe

    Some recipes call for blanching asparagus first before roasting or tossing with olive oil and seasonings, but I must ask, why?! It seems like a lot of wasted water, heat, and dishwashing effort. The beauty of this is that the prosciutto provides all the fat and flavor you need for the asparagus.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Vegetables
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Keyword: asparagus, easter, prosciutto

    Ingredients

    • fresh asparagus washed and trimmed of the woody stems
    • enough prosciutto to wrap the asparagus estimate about 1 slice per 2-3 spears

    Instructions

    • Heat oven to 400°F.
    • Wrap 2-3 asparagus spears with a slice of prosciutto. Place on baking sheet with the prosciutto "seam" side down. Repeat with all the asparagus and prosciutto.
    • Pop baking sheet into oven for about 15 minutes, or until the asparagus is faintly charred and tender.
    when you make this recipe, let us know!Mention @TheDelicious or tag #thedeliciousmademedoit!

    Notes

    ** There is no need to "oil" the baking sheet because the fat that renders from the prosciutto will be enough. The same idea applies to salt, though I have no problem hitting the finished asparagus with extra salt before serving.

    Food for Afterthoughts

    Like so many other holidays, May Day is one of those that gives me a reason to look things up on wikipedia and snobbishly correct those who have assumed some grand, yet utterly incorrect relig-historical significance with the true insignificance that hides under hallmark marketing. Valentine's Day isn't sweet love, Cinco de Mayo isn't Mexican Independence Day, and St. Patrick's Day — I don't even know where to start with that one.

    I just assumed (just like I said I wouldn't do) that May Day was some celebration of the start of Spring.

    And I was right!

    I choose to celebrate May Day because even though it has nothing to do with anything that I care about, it just gives me yet another excuse to incorporate the celebration of and with food into my daily life. It's May Day! We must do the May dance! Around the Maypole! In my mind, there is a scarily vivid image that looks vaguely like a scene on a Mary Engelbreit recipe box of little girls skipping around a may pole to wrap it with ribbon. In some weird, Sandra Lee/Kwanzaa meets Martha Stewart way, wrapping prosciutto ribbons around asparagus May Poles seems perfect.

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    Comments

    1. @thebookpolice says

      June 08, 2009 at 11:29 pm

      5 stars
      How about prosciutto, asparagus, and brown sugar?

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebookpolice/3590912241/

      Reply
    2. Sarah J. Gim says

      July 05, 2009 at 7:58 pm

      5 stars
      Oh.

      Yes.

      LOVE the idea of sprinkling with brown sugar! We do it with bacon (pig candy?), so why not brown sugar on prosciutto!?

      Reply
    3. buddiegirl says

      July 09, 2009 at 12:14 am

      5 stars
      I wrapped individual asparagus with prosciutto and grilled them on the barbeque since it was too hot to use the oven. They were great and so easy. I could have made twice as many as they disappeared very quickly.

      Reply
    4. mojo971 says

      July 28, 2009 at 2:00 pm

      5 stars
      Love this recipe, make it as an appetizer a lot. Also love this one for goat-cheese stuffed, prosciutto wrapped dates:
      http://www.self.com/fooddiet/recipes/2007/11/dates-with-goat-cheese

      A teensy bit more labor intensive to stuff the dates, but they cook in minutes and have been a huge hit every time I've served them.

      Reply
    5. tallnoe says

      December 08, 2009 at 9:11 pm

      5 stars
      Um, now I think I need to make this... Like now.
      Maybe this changes what i'll do with my asparagus tomorrow.

      AWESOME.

      Reply
    6. Christy says

      November 25, 2010 at 3:47 pm

      5 stars
      I tried asparagus and proscuitto 3 ways...
      1. Giada way (roasting and wrapping with "raw" proscuitto)
      2. Italian Chef's way (blanching then roasting with proscuitto/parmesan cheese)
      3. This way (roasting with proscuitto)
      WE LOVED this recipe the best. It was the most simple and allowed the flavors of both the proscuitto and asparagus to come through...crisp, savory and delicious!

      Reply
    7. Kathie says

      January 29, 2011 at 6:43 pm

      5 stars
      I'm going to give this a shot. We get a lot of asparagus growing in our yard in the summer time, so can experiment.

      Reply
    8. Sathyaraj Rangasamy says

      June 11, 2011 at 12:37 pm

      5 stars
      lovely idae

      Reply
    9. Lillyjancy says

      August 08, 2011 at 9:32 am

      5 stars
      AWESOME!!!

      Reply
    10. Tim Southam says

      May 02, 2023 at 12:32 am

      5 stars
      Oh.

      Yes.

      LOVE the idea of sprinkling with brown sugar! We do it with bacon (pig candy?), so why not brown sugar on prosciutto!?

      Reply
    11. Terri Moxon says

      May 02, 2023 at 12:33 am

      5 stars
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      Reply

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