Asparagus, Ham and Gruyère Pastry Parcels
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Asparagus, Ham and Gruyère Pastry Parcels
Recipe by: Tesco, realfood. tesco. com
Serves: 6 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
• 2 x 250g bundles asparagus spears
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 375g pack ready-rolled lighter puff pastry
• 84g pack sliced prosciutto
• 90 Gruyère, coarsely grated
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C( fan 180 ° C) and put a baking sheet inside to heat. Snap the asparagus spears where they naturally break when bent, discard the woody ends and toss in the oil, then season.
2. Unroll the pastry on its paper and use a sharp knife to cut six squares.
3. Lift the pastry, still on its paper, onto the hot baking sheet. Loosely wrap 3-4 asparagus spears in a piece of prosciutto and arrange on the pastry at an angle so the spear points to a corner. Top with a handful of grated Gruyère.
4. Brush the two opposite points of pastry with a little beaten egg, then fold over, overlapping to enclose. Press to join, then brush all over with egg and season with black pepper. Bake for 22-25 mins until golden and crisp.
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