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Quick and easy asparagus snack
"Peppermint Patootie" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Janet" > wrote:
>
>> Along similar lines, someone I know used to make this and bring it to
>> parties, where it was very popular:
>>
>> Sliced deli ham, thick enough to spread with softened cream cheese
>> without
>> breaking, but thin enough to roll
>> Cream cheese, softened
>> Asparagus, trimmed, blanched in rapidly boiling water then shocked in
>> ice
>> water
>>
>> Spread slice of ham with cream cheese, place spear of asparagus on it
>> and
>> roll up. Cut each rolled spear into several pieces. (I'd suggest
>> cutting at
>> an angle to make it look more attractive.)
>>
>> The proportions of cream cheese/ham/asparagus are up to you. She used
>> substantial asparagus--not the very thin ones. The possible
>> variations are
>> infinite. One could use goat cheese and roasted asparagus, some kind
>> of
>> herbed cheese like Boursin, and so forth. Her version was simple, but
>> very
>> good.
>
> I've made that with dill pepper spears instead of asparagus. Yummy!
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