Today marks the start of our last weekend on the island – I hope the weather plays along so that we can enjoy a bit of time at the beach before we start our journey home to a cold winter next Tuesday. We are lucky to have friends who are graciously filling our last evenings with farewell dinners and we will be taking full advantage of being able to eat al fresco. These asparagus sticks make for a nice snack for with pre dinner drinks and are super easy to make and are lovely served with a mayonnaise for dipping.
Asparagus Sticks
Ingredients
1 packet ham
Mayonnaise for spreading
1 packet fresh asparagus
1 roll phyllo pastry defrosted
60ml melted butter
Ground sea salt and black pepper
Mayonnaise for dipping
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- Spread the slices of ham with mayonnaise and wrap an asparagus spear in each slice of ham.
- Cut the sheet of pastry into strips a little longer than the asparagus spears.
- Wrap the spear individually in the pastry strips.
- Brush each with the melted butter and season with salt and pepper.
- Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
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lovely recipe, mandy. i have some phyllo pastry in the freezer just waiting for the perfect recipe. adding asparagus to my weekend grocery list, as we speak! 🙂 ps – enjoy your time on the island and safe travels home.
Thanks so much and glad you like the recipe. 🙂
what a clever idea! Have fun not cooking for a bit 🙂
Thanks Tandy – must say it is quite a treat not doing the cooking for a change. 🙂
great idea, i think my kids will now love eating asparagus =)
Hi Raquel, welcome and thanks for stopping by. This is a great way to get kids to eat asparagus. I would love to hear how they enjoy them. 🙂
Do you realize how pefect these would be for kids! My son might actually eat asparagus now! Love this idea and it seems so flavorful. Anything with pastry dough is great! Thanks for sharing
Glad you like the recipe. I would love to hear if your son enjoys them. 🙂
I love that idea. So pretty too.
Thanks Greg – bet it would go down well with one of your cocktails. Have a happy weekend. 🙂
SImple yet elegant. What a wonderful idea! Safe travels.
Thanks John. Simplicity always seems to come out tops. Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
Mmm.. this is a great idea. I have wrapped asparagus in ham before but you’ve taken in one step further to make some really amazing asparagus appetizers!!
Thanks so much, glad you like them. Have a nice weekend. 🙂
What a fine appetizer! Even asparagus-hater would love those!
Thanks Angie. It does seem that they are appetising even for those fussy eaters. Have a happy weekend. 🙂
My book club would LOVE these and I’m hosting next month. Thank you so much for such a gem of an appetizer! 🙂
Thanks Geni, so pleased you will be making them for your book club. Hope you get rave reviews. Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
Oh my gosh, I love these! What a perfect little snack. Did you use regular ham, or prosciutto? I’m sure they’d be delicious either way. 🙂
Hi Caroline. So pleased you like them. I used a smoked ham but I bet prosciutto would be even nicer. Enjoy the weekend. 🙂
Whenever I come here, I always want to try something new. I’m not a huge fan of asparagus, but let me just say, these asparagus sticks really look amazing. Seriously. I might have to reconsider this asparagus thing lol.
Kay, thank you for such a wonderful compliment. I do hope you give these a try, they really are scrumptious. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🙂
What a perfect little hors d’oevre!
Thanks very much Marisa, thanks for stopping by. 🙂
These would make such a great appetizer! Enjoy your last few days of vacation!
Thanks Annie. Being away from home for two and a half years has been fun adventure but now I can’t wait to get back. 🙂
Yum!!! Looks fabulous and makes such a simple yet flavorful appetizer! I can’t believe how easy it is to make! 🙂
HI Shelia, welcome and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy these scrumptious appetisers if you make them. 🙂
What a wonderful idea for summer entertaining . These would be perfect for the coming 4th of July holiday. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Thanks so much Mary. I do hope you enjoy them as much as we do. 🙂
Fresh asparagus is about my favourite vegetable. I love to quickly sear some in a bit of olive oil and crushed garlic, toss in some lemon juice and serve it up.
This might be a way to get the kids to eat it. Even telling them it’ll make their wee smell funny didn’t work.
What a great idea to add garlic to seared fresh asparagus. I would love to hear if your kiddies try these and I bet when they realise their wee smells funny that they will either love asparagus or never touch the stuff again. 🙂
I hope your last weekend was a wonderful one Mandy. New beginnings await!
Thanks very much Brydie. I sit here Monday morning, thinking where did the weekend go! Just one more sleep and then we are homeward bound! 🙂
you make me have a great appetizer, enjoy your vacation
Thanks very much Lilly. We are very excited to be heading home again. 🙂
I love the veggie wrapped up with flaky texture outside. Looks beautiful for a party!
Thanks Nami. These really are very popular for parties with family and friends. 🙂
I probably make this tomorrow 🙂 It sounds so good, yet simple to make 🙂
That’s great Tes, I look forward to hearing how you enjoy them. 🙂