Prosciutto-wrapped Asparagus

For my own part, I have never ceased to rejoice that God has appointed me to such an office. People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Is that a sacrifice which brings its own blest reward in healthful activity, the consciousness of doing good, peace of mind, and a bright hope of a glorious destiny hereafter? Away with the word sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege. Anxiety, sickness, suffering, or danger, now and then, with a foregoing of the common conveniences and charities of this life, may make us pause, and cause the spirit to waver, and the soul to sink; but let this only be for a moment. All these are nothing when compared with the glory which shall be revealed in and for us. I never made a sacrifice.

David Livingstone

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs		Appetizers, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

20		Stalks of asparagus
4		Thin slices of prosciutto
		fat removed
4		Pats unsalted butter
		Freshly ground pepper
1/2	c	Grated Reggiano Parmesan
		freshly grated
1		Lemon, quartered

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut off tough ends of asparagus; cover asparagus with water in a
skillet; bring to a boil and cook until tender but still firm (3-4
minutes). Drain well. Divide asparagus into 4 bundles of 3 stalks
each; wrap prosciutto slice around center of bundle. Place the 4
bundles into oven-proof dish; dot with butter; season with pepper,  and
sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Place in the oven to brown the  cheese
(4-5 minutes). Serve with lemon wedge. Serves 4  Nutritional
information per serving: Protein: 8 grams; Carbohydrates:  4 grams;
Fat: 8 grams (saturated=5 grams) ; Calories: 113; Sodium:  385 mg;
Cholesterol: 22 mg. Exchanges: 1 Vegetable, 1 High Fat Meat  Copyright
Whole Foods Market, 1995, wfm@wholefoods.com
(http://www.wholefoods.com/wf.html) Reprinted with permission from
Whole Foods Market Meal-Master compatible format courtesy of Karen
Mintzias  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 176 Calories From Fat: 32 Total Fat: 3.6g Cholesterol: 17.5mg Sodium: 3008.6mg Potassium: 1559.3mg Carbohydrates: 21.5g Fiber: 8.3g Sugar: <1g Protein: 21.8g

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