Asparagus

I love Asparagus! I would eat it every night if I could. I am going to give you a couple of different ways, that are yummy, to cook your asparagus.
*To make your Asparagus extra tender, cut 1/2 inch off the bottom, and soak them in water for 15 minutes prior to preparing them. Use this method in all your recipes below.

First way: Boiled

• Bring to boil for 7 minutes
• Drain water
• Drizzle 2 Tbsp of Extra Virgin olive oil
• Sprinkle kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Second way: Saute

• In saute pan drizzle Olive oil
• Put spears in pan
• Saute medium heat for 7 minutes
• Sprinkle Kosher salt and Fresh ground pepper

Third way: Roasted-This is my favorite!

• Preheat oven to 425°
• Place asparagus in casserole dish
• Drizzle Olive oil
• sprinkle Kosher salt and Fresh ground pepper
• Bake for 30 minutes until becomes brown

Fourth way: Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus- This was sent to me by my friend Lynda. It is from Allrecipes.com which is a great recipe site, you should check it out.

1/2 lb Prosciutto Sliced
1/2 8 oz package of Neufchatel Cheese
12 Spears of Asparagus trimmed

• Preheat oven to 450°
• Spread prosciutto slices with Neufchatel cheese
• Wrap slices around 2 or 3 asparagus spears
• Arrange wrapped spears in a single layer on a medium baking sheet
• Bake for 15 minutes until asparagus is tender