Asparagus Rollups
Source of Recipe
Southern Living
List of Ingredients
24 fresh asparagus spears
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (4-ounce) package crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
12 bread slices, trimmed
12 thinly sliced deli ham slices
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Paprika
Garnishes: green onion curl, red bell pepper
Recipe
Snap off tough ends of asparagus, and remove scales from stalks with a vegetable peeler, if desired.
Arrange asparagus in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from steamer, and cool on paper towels.
Stir together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients.
Roll each bread slice with a rolling pin to flatten.
Spread 1 side of each slice with 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture; top each with 1 ham slice.
Place 2 asparagus spears, tips pointed toward opposite ends, on 1 end of each bread slice; roll up, and place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet.
Brush with butter; sprinkle with paprika.
Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately.
Garnish, if desired.
Note: Freeze unbaked rollups up to 1 month in an airtight container. Thaw in refrigerator, and bake as directed.
Yield: 12 appetizer servings
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