Asparagus with Prosciutto
- 2 pounds asparagus
- 1 teaspoon salt for the water
- 1/4 pound prosciutto thin slices
- 4 tablespoons parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
- 8 tablespoons butter
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
- Clean asparagus - cutoff ends.
- Put in boiling salted water bring to a boil - cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Lift out with tongs and drain on paper towels.
- Divide asparagus into bundles, wrap each bundle with 2 strips of prosciutto securing with a toothpick.
- Butter a cookie sheet.
- Line up the bundles - sprinkle with parmesan cheese put in hot oven for 3 minutes.
- Melt butter in a saucepan - put bundles on warm platter and pour melted butter over them
asparagus, salt, thin slices, parmesan, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/asparagus-prosciutto-48667 (may not work)