ASPARAGUS WRAPPED IN SERRANO HAM

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Provided by Gene Briggs

Categories     Salad     Leafy Green     Pork     Vegetable     Side     Quick & Easy     Mother's Day     Dinner     Lunch     Meat     Ham     Asparagus     Summer     Healthy     Prosciutto     Self     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
1 shallot, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
12 stalks each white and green asparagus, ends trimmed (24 total)
6 thin slices serrano ham (or prosciutto), each cut into 4 strips
1 cup frisée
1 cup mixed greens
1/2 pound each seedless green and red grapes, halved
1/4 cup sliced roasted almonds

Steps:

  • Whisk oil, vinegar, shallot, salt and pepper in a bowl. Set aside. Cook asparagus in simmering water until soft but still crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain. Wrap a strip of ham around each asparagus stalk. Toss frisée, greens and grapes with dressing in a bowl, then transfer to a platter; top with asparagus. Garnish with almonds.

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