Asparagus Wrapped In Phylo Recipes

PHYLLO WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Snap off the tough ends of the asparagus.
• Unwrap the phyllo and cut the stack in half lengthwise. Reserve 1 stack for later use. Cover the phyllo with a damp towel to keep it from drying out.
• Take 1 sheet of phyllo and brush lightly with some melted butter. Sprinkle with some Parmesan.
• Place 2 to 3 asparagus spears on the short end of the sheet. Roll up, jelly-roll style.
• Place each piece, seam side down, on a baking sheet. Brush with more melted butter and sprinkle with more Parmesan. Repeat until all the asparagus spears are used up.
• Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.

PHYLLO WRAPPED ASPARAGUS AND BOURSIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make sure phyllo is completely defrosted. Once removed from package, you will need to cover phyllo with waxed paper and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Lay out sheet of dough, lightly butter with pastry brush. Fold sheet in half, butter again. Keep buttering and folding in half (probably 3 "folds" total) until you have a rectangle with dimensions close to 4 by 4-inches. Cut into 3 sections. Sprinkle Parmesan on each piece of dough. Crumble a bit of brie on each. Lay asparagus tip on top and roll dough around asparagus. The tip of the asparagus should show out of the end. Repeat to make 16 pieces. Lay all pieces out on a cookie sheet. Brush each piece with butter and bake in oven until golden brown. Serve warm.

SALMON AND ASPARAGUS IN PHYLLO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; add asparagus. Cook for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse under cold water; pat dry and set aside., In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg substitute, onion, tarragon, salt and pepper; set aside. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface with a short side toward the bottom; spray with cooking spray. Repeat with one more sheet of phyllo. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying. , Spread 2 rounded tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture over the bottom third of the rectangle to about the size of a salmon fillet. Top with six asparagus halves and one salmon fillet. Fold sides and bottom edge over fillet and roll up enclose salmon; trim end of phyllo if necessary. Spray with cooking spray. , Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

PHYLLO-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS & PROSCIUTTO ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Crush and finely chop the garlic and put it with the butter in a small pan over a low heat. Heat it until the butter has melted - be careful! Butter burns very easily, as does garlic.
• Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Sieve the butter/garlic mixture into a bowl.
• Peel and trim the bases of the asparagus stalks.
• Brush a sheet of phyllo with the flavoured butter, double it over and sprinkle it with parmesan and freshly ground black pepper. Lay a slice of Parma Ham on top, then place an asparagus spear across and roll the phyllo pastry around it. Brush the roll with more butter, cut off the ratty ends to tidy it up, then cut the phyllo-wrapped asparagus diagonally into 5cm lengths and place on a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray. Repeat with the rest of the asparagus, phyllo and Parma ham.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove to a serving dish and watch them disappear.

PHYLLO WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick spray.
• 2. Place 1 phyllo sheet with the short end facing you . (cover remaining sheets of phyllo with plastic wrap to keep them from drying out). Lightly spray phyllo with non-stick spray: top with second phyllo sheet and lightly spray with non-stick spray.
• 3. Brush the top of the phyllo sheet evenly with 1 tablespoon of mustard. With sharp knife, cut layered sheets lengthwise in half then crosswise to make 4 rectangles.
• 4. Top each rectangle with once cheese slice and one ham slice. Place two asparagus spears near the bottom of the rectangle and roll it up snugly like a cigar.
• 5. Lightlyspray the rolls with non-stick spray and place, seam side down, on the baking sheet.
• 6. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients to make 12 rolls total.
• 7. Bake until rolls are lightly browned and crisp, 15-20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
• 8. Per serving: (2 rolls) 146 cal; 14 g Protein; 4 tot fat; 1 g Sat Fat; 1 g Mono Fat; 15 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 2 g sugar; 300 mg Calcium; 3 mg Iron; 457 mg Sodium; 17 mg Cholesterol.

ASPARAGUS WRAPPED IN PHYLLO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
• Trim 1 inch off the bottoms of the asparagus stalks.
• Add the asparagus heads and the salt to the boiling water.
• Cook for 3 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender.
• Drain and run the asparagus under cold water.
• Pat dry.
• Lay one layer of the phyllo dough on the counter and brush one side with the melted butter.
• Place the second layer of dough directly overtop and brush with butter again.
• Repeat for the third layer.
• Cut the phyllo evenly in quarters.
• Place 4 to 6 stalks of asparagus on one of the pieces of layered phyllo.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the parmesan cheese overtop, then fold the phyllo dough over the asparagus so that it forms a triangle.
• Seal the edges gently with fingertips.
• Lightly coat the tops of the triangles with butter.
• Bake the phyllo in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the phyllo dough is golden brown.
• Serve immediately.

PHYLLO WRAPPED CHEESY ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Thin cream cheese with the milk.
• Carefully unroll phyllo dough and cut 3 strips width-wise. Cover with a damp towel to keep moist while you are working. Layer 3-4 strips of phyllo on your work surface, brushing melted butter and sprinkling some bread crumbs between each layer, as well as on the top. On the top strip additionally, spread some of the cream cheese mixture and sprinkle some of the parmigiano cheese. Take 3 asparagus spears, lay on top of the phyllo strips and wrap around middle/bottom part of asparagus. It should look very pretty with some of the green sticking out on both ends. Brush additional butter on top and sprinkle more parmigiano cheese and bread crumbs.
• Repeat this process until you are out of asparagus.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until the phyllo is golden brown. Serve warm.