Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Spears with Tomatoes and Taleggio Cheese recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
12 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 slices hardwood smoked bacon
¾ pound Taleggio cheese, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Nutrition Info

428.5 calories
carbohydrate: 5.4 g
cholesterol: 108.6 mg
fat: 33.8 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 26.6 g
saturatedFat: 18.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 893.4 mg
sugar: 2.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

  3. Stir asparagus and grape tomatoes into the garlic and drizzle with lemon juice. Continue to cook and stir until asparagus are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

  4. Wrap 3 asparagus spears with 1 slice of bacon. Repeat with remaining asparagus and bacon, making 4 bundles. Arrange wrapped asparagus on a baking sheet.

  5. Scatter cooked grape tomatoes around the wrapped asparagus.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, then scatter Taleggio cheese atop asparagus, return baking sheet to the oven.

  7. Continue baking until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Mike came up with this recipe during the first dinner we cooked together in our brand-new apartment! We were inspired by a similar dish we've had at an Italian restaurant, but used it as a side dish instead of an antipasti plate, and substituted the prosciutto with bacon. The cheese, a relatively mild cow's milk cheese, should be relatively easy to find because of its increasing popularity. Super easy to make, and super tasty!

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