You Will Want to Make This Quick Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus for Every Meal
Spring IS asparagus season. Can we get it all year? Yes. Is it the same? No! Make the most of asparagus season with this super quick Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus. It's perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
What You Need to Make Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
This is truly an easy recipe. It's minimal ingredients - fresh asparagus, slices of prosciutto and a little freshly ground black pepper. The prosciutto turns crispy due to the fat plus it provides a salty offset to the umami flavor of asparagus without adding salt.
How to Make Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Cut each piece of prosciutto lengthwise into three strips.
Wrap one piece around each group of 3 skinny spears or each thick spear.
Drizzle well with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle liberally with black pepper.
Broil for 5-8 minutes about 10” from the broiler element until the prosciuto is crispy and brown on the edges and the asparagus is just beginning to soften.
Can Bacon Be Used Instead of Proscuitto?
You can use bacon, but it will take a lot longer. Bacon is a raw product. To fully enclose the stalk of asparagus, it is wrapped over itself. At the point it's overlapped, the bacon may not be completely cooked through. Therefore you have to cook the asparagus several minutes longer. Because I don't like flabby asparagus, I don't like to cook it more than 5-10 minutes so I found using Prosciutto, a fully cooked product, solves this problem.
How to Change up Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus with Other Flavors
I know you're going to fall in love with this method of cooking asparagus, so here are a few ways to switch it up:
Balsamic Syrup - Pick some up at the store or make it with one ingredient recie from my Fantastic Flavor Bombs Ebook (Click Here to Get it and other bonuses Free!)
Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Romesco Sauce - This sauce is so good with almost anything!
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 4 oz Prosciutto
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to Broil.
- Break the tough ends off the end of the asparagus spears. Pro tip: Break off the tip of one and use that as a gauge for cutting off the rest with a knife. If the spears are smaller than a Sharpie, divide them into sets of 3 spears. If they are fat, wrap each one individually.
- Cut each piece of prosciutto lengthwise into three strips.
- Wrap one piece around each group of 3 skinny spears or each thick spear.
- Drizzle well with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle liberally with black pepper.
- Broil for 5-8 minutes about 10" from the broiler element until the prosciutto is crispy and brown on the edges and the asparagus is just beginning to soften.