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Asparagus with mozzarella – parcels

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500 g asparagus, green
  • 500 g asparagus, white
  • 1 tsp butter
  • Sugar
  • 1 bunch of sage
  • pepper
  • 8 slices of Parma ham
  • 90 g butter
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 balls of mozzarella

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Heat salted water with butter and sugar. Cook the white asparagus for 15 minutes and the green asparagus for 12 minutes. Drain and place in a baking dish. Wash and pat dry the sage, pluck 16 leaves, and halve them. Cut the mozzarella into 16 slices, sprinkle with pepper, and top each with 1/2 a sage leaf. Halve the ham slices and wrap them around the mozzarella to form small parcels. Arrange them on top of the asparagus in the baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 250°C (E), mark 4 (G) or 200°C (fan oven) until the cheese has melted slightly. Melt the butter, add the remaining chopped sage leaves, and brown briefly. Season with lemon juice and drizzle over the asparagus.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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