Early June is the perfect time to buy asparagus and prepare a delicious dish with it. That’s exactly what we did, deciding to cook these green juicy shoots, enhancing their neutral flavor with smoked bacon, creamy cheese, a mix of Italian herbs, and a pinch of parmesan. What we ended up with – we will tell and show you next.
Time required: up to 30 minutes
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Number of servings: 2
Cost of ingredients: above average
We will need:
asparagus – 1 bunch (250 g)
75 g bacon slices
50 g parmesan
50 g creamy cheese
3 tbsp oil (olive, mixed oils)
½ tsp dry Italian herb mix
продуктовий набір
Preparation
Cooking asparagus is quite simple. We did not pre-boil it, but used it as is. We cut off the white parts of the stems and rinse the remaining shoots with water.
відрізаємо білу частину стебел
We added the Italian herb mix to the oil and thoroughly brushed each stem with a silicone brush.
суміш олії та італійських трав
Note that we intentionally did not add salt, as the bacon itself is quite salty, and the creamy cheese will also add some saltiness to the shoots.
We lay out a few strips of bacon, spread cheese on them, and wrap 5 asparagus shoots in each.
намащуємо сиром бекон
завертаємо паростки беконом, викладаємо на застелене пергаментом деко
We preheat the oven to 190 degrees, using the upper and lower heating elements and convection mode. We will bake the asparagus for about 10 minutes.
відправляємо спаржу в духовку
While the asparagus is baking, we grate the parmesan on a fine grater. We will sprinkle it on the hot stems. It will add even richer flavors to the finished dish. Also, parmesan is another source of saltiness, so at no stage of the cooking process do we use even a pinch of salt.
We place it on a plate, sprinkle with grated parmesan.
натертий пармезан
We cut a few ripe and juicy cocktail tomatoes, add a pinch of microgreens – and in less than 30 minutes, you can prepare a restaurant-level dish at home, delicious, healthy, and nutritious. Try making it yourself!
