How To Make Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
Serve your asparagus with a tasty twist! These prosciutto-wrapped asparagus are roasted to crisp perfection in the oven, topped with lemon zest and cheese!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbasparagus,preferably thick spears
- 3½ozprosciutto,sliced
- 2tbspolive oil
- ground black pepper
- lemon zest,optional
- parmesan cheese,freshly grated, optional
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
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Rinse and pat dry the asparagus.
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Snap off the tough ends of the asparagus.
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Set the asparagus spears aside. (Reserve the snapped ends for another meal, if desired.)
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Cut prosciutto slices in half down their length.
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Wrap each spear of asparagus with 1 strip of sliced prosciutto.
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Tug the prosciutto a little while wrapping it around the asparagus to give it tension, to ensure that the prosciutto wraps around the asparagus tightly.
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Lay the wrapped asparagus spears on the lined sheet pan.
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Drizzle the asparagus with 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
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Sprinkle a pinch of black pepper on top.
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Bake the asparagus for 8 to 10 minutes.
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When done, the asparagus will be bright green and easily pierced with a fork, and the prosciutto will be crisped around the edges.
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Transfer the asparagus to a serving platter.
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Top with lemon zest and freshly grated parmesan cheese, if using.
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Serve immediately while hot.
Nutrition
- Calories: 87.87kcal
- Fat: 5.98g
- Saturated Fat: 1.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.92g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.67g
- Carbohydrates: 3.17g
- Fiber: 1.66g
- Sugar: 1.42g
- Protein: 6.29g
- Cholesterol: 11.58mg
- Sodium: 447.34mg
- Calcium: 21.13mg
- Potassium: 240.95mg
- Iron: 1.85mg
- Vitamin A: 28.81µg
- Vitamin C: 4.23mg
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