This recipe is from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals 2. I love, love, love her cook books. Just my style. Gourmet in taste and presentation but super easy instructions & simple ingredients.
SIDE: Prosciutto-Tied Asparagus
makes 18 bundles
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound thin asparagus, ends trimmed
1/4 lb. sliced prosciutto (I found mine in the deli by the pound)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
1. Line a baking sheet with foil. Cut prosciutto slices lengthwise into thin strips. Gather two or three asparagus spearsand carefully tie into a knot around asparagus bundle. Continue until all ingredients are used and place asparagus bundles on prepared baking sheet.
1. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil & lemon juice. Drizzle over asparagus. Season to tast with salt & pepper. Roast in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.