Bacon & Cheese Phyllo Wrapped Pickled Asparagus
Bacon & Cheese Phyllo Wrapped Pickled Asparagus is a delicious hot appetizer that has a beautiful presentation. Phyllo dough sprinkled with bacon, parmesan, and romano cheese and wrapped around perfectly spiced, pickled asparagus. A show stopping appetizer.
Servings: 8 bundles
Calories: 130kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 spears of Ely Farms Pickled Asparagus about half of a 16 ounce jar
- 4 sheets Phyllo Dough thawed
- 1/4 stick butter melted
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan Reggiano cheese
- 1/4 cup crisp bacon crumbles about two slices, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper down on a flat surface. Lay one sheet of Phyllo dough down, and using a pastry brush, coat it lightly in melted butter.
- Carefully lay another sheet of Phyllo dough over the top of the buttered sheet. Butter that one. Repeat this until you have 4 sheets stacked on top of one another and buttered in between.
- Cut the dough in half lengthwise, then in half again side to side. Now you have 4 rectangles.
- Cut each of the 4 rectangles corner to corner, now you have 8 triangles.
- Brush a triangle lightly with butter, sprinkle with a pinch of both cheese and bacon. Lay two asparagus spears at the bottom of the triangle. Carefully roll it up to the short end. Seal seam with melted butter.
- Place the bundles on the prepared cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with a little more cheese.
- Bake for approximately 14 minutes. Watch closely so they don't burn. They are done with they are crispy and golden brown. Serve warm.
Notes
Keep the Phyllo dough covered while you work. It comes frozen, so you will need to thaw it completely before you attempt to unwrap and unroll it, otherwise, it will break. It is fragile. Keeping it covered with a slightly damp towel will make things go so much easier.
These can be made ahead and baked when ready to eat. Just make sure to keep them covered so they don't dry out!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 264mg | Fiber: 1g