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Puff Pastry-Wrapped Asparagus

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Today we're making puff pastry-wrapped asparagus, an easy and eye-catching holiday appetizer made with green asparagus and a crisp puff pastry crust. We wrap them up, add a sprinkle of black sesame seeds, and let the oven do the rest. You can serve them with your favorite jam for that sweet and savory contrast we love so much.

Prep: 15 minCook: 10 minServes: 4

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry
  • 2 bunches of green asparagus
  • 1 egg
  • Salt
  • Black sesame seeds

Step by step

Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  2. 2Cut the sheet of puff pastry into thin strips.
  3. 3Wash the asparagus and trim off the tough white ends.
  4. 4Wrap a strip of puff pastry around each asparagus spear.
  5. 5Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  6. 6Repeat the process until you've wrapped all the asparagus spears.
  7. 7Brush the puff pastry with beaten egg.
  8. 8Sprinkle salt and black sesame seeds over the top.
  9. 9Bake until lightly golden.
  10. 10Done! Our holiday PUFF PASTRY-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS appetizer is ready.

Extras

  1. 1You can serve them with a delicious jam or preserves.
  2. 2If the asparagus spears are of a similar thickness, they don't need any precooking: 10 minutes in the oven is more than enough for them to turn tender and juicy.

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