Asparagus Tips With Prosciutto
By: Taylor Davies
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 1:50am

Ingredients




24 asparagus tips
8 long thin slices of prosciutto or ham
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400F. 2 Cook the asparagus in briskly boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well. 3 Wrap three asparagus tips in each slice of prosciutto and fasten with a toothpick.  Place in a greased baking dish, sprinkle with half the butter and the cheese and bake 5 minutes. 4 Remove from the oven and pour the remaining butter over the top.

About


From The New York Times Cookbook, compiled by Craig Claiborne and published in 1961.