Weekly Sustenance: Tasty Tidbits: Asparagus and Prosciutto Rollups

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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Tasty Tidbits: Asparagus and Prosciutto Rollups

Asparagus and Prosciutto Rollups:
I had something similar at a local restaurant and it was so delicious. I HAD to come up with my own version so I could enjoy this often. It makes a fabulous appetizer and it's so easy to prepare.

Ingredients
1 lb fresh asparagus spears
4 tbsp marscapone cheese
4oz prosciutto

Rinse asparagus and remove tough ends by bending the end of the asparagus until it snaps off. Cut each strip of prosciutto in half lengthwise. Thinly spread marscapone cheese on one side of the prosciutto. Wrap the prosciutto, marscapone side against the asparagus, around each spear so that it is wrapped along the entire length of the asparagus. Preheat a gas grill to medium. Lay each prosciutto wrapped asparagus onto the grill and cook for 2 minutes, rotate and cook for 2-3 minutes more . Enjoy immediately.

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