Easy Hot Asparagus Appetizer

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From our summer 200 newsletter (PDF)

Take advantage of the season’s fresh asparagus with this simple, crunchy broiled asparagus appetizer. Think of it as a variation of the old "pigs-in-a-blanket." Serve, enjoy, and then honor requests for your recipe!

Ingredients
Prosciutto - very thinly sliced
Dijon mustard
Fresh asparagus stalks of similar thickness
Parmesan cheese - freshly grated

Directions

Cut off the tip end of the asparagus stalks, making pieces 4-to-5 inches long including the tip. (Save the stalk bottoms for a delicious stir-fry.) Halve each prosciutto slice crosswise.

For each appetizer, spread a slice of prosciutto with a thin layer of mustard and sprinkle with cheese. Place an asparagus tip onto the prosciutto so that it protrudes on either end. Roll up the meat around the stalk. Spread a light dab of mustard on the outside and sprinkle with more cheese which will adhere to the mustard.

Place on baking sheet and put sheet 3-to-4 inches under a broiler until the cheese bubbles, turning brown. Remove to a serving dish and spear each roll with a toothpick for easy pick-up serving.

From Susan Mead, a Farmers' Market shopper and vegetable grower

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