Recipe courtesy of Salar Melli, Vintage Fork.
Quick and easy to whip up, you can’t go wrong with Melli’s take on a classic starter snack -prosciutto-wrapped asparagus spears!
Goat Cheese and Proscuitto-Wrapped Asparagus
Ingredients
150 g soft goat cheese
1 Tbs sundried tomato, finely chopped
1 Tbs chopped shallots
1 tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh oregano, finely chopped
1 Tbs lemon zest
To taste salt and pepper
20 pieces of medium asparagus
10 slices of prosciutto
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- Boil pot of salted water. Have a cold ice bath ready for blanching asparagus.
- Mix goat’s cheese in a bowl with sundried tomato, shallots, thyme, oregano, lemon zest, and salt and pepper.
- Remove stems, and cut asparagus in half.
- Cut slices of prosciutto in half lengthwise.
- Drop asparagus in hot water for 45 seconds, and add to cold water to stop from cooking further. Strain asparagus.
- Wrap each piece of cut asparagus with prosciutto and a chunk of goat cheese mixture. Bake for 10 minutes until prosciutto turns a nice colour.
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