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Asparagus and Parma Ham Recipe

Recipe by Benecol Chef

Preparation time 15 minutes
15m Prep
Preparation time 15 minutes
20m Cook
Plant stanol 1.7g
1.7g per serving
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Very versatile as a lunch, starter or main meal

Serves 4

Serving Info:

One serving contains 1.7g of your daily
requirement of 1.5-2.4g of plant stanols

Ingredients:

  • - 350g asparagus, trimmed
  • - 15g Benecol® Olive Spread
  • - 2 red onions, thinly sliced
  • - 1 egg, beaten
  • - 120g Benecol® Light Cream Cheese Style Spread
  • - 1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh leaves
  • - Black pepper
  • - 15g Benecol® Buttery Spread, melted
  • - 6 x 22.5g sheets filo pastry
  • - 4 x 10g slices Parma ham
  • - 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • - Green salad to serve
     
Recipe: Asparagus and Parma Ham Recipe

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200ºC/fan oven 180ºC. Bring a pan of water to the boil and steam the asparagus over the top for 2-3 minutes until just tender. Place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking.
  2. In a large frying pan melt Benecol® Olive Spread, add the onions and cook over a medium heat for 10-15 minutes until really soft and beginning to caramelise. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
  3. Beat together the egg, Benecol® Light Cream Cheese Style Spread and thyme. Season with black pepper.
  4. Brush a little of the Benecol® Buttery Spread over an 22x32cm swiss roll tray and lay the filo sheets so that they overlap, brushing each with the Benecol® Buttery Spread. Spread the Benecol® Light Cream Cheese Style Spread mixture over the base, top with the asparagus, scatter over the ham and onions and finally sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is crispy. Serve with a crisp green salad.
     
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Nutrition Information

Per serving (277.3g)

Suitable for vegetarians
 
Plant Stanol intake (g)
1.7
Energy (kJ/kcal)
1822/436
Protein (g)
25.0
Carbohydrate (g)
53.6
of which sugars (g)
10.5*
Fat (g)
13.7
of which saturates (g)
2.5*
of which mono-unsaturates (g)
6.9*
of which poly-unsaturates (g)
2.6*
Salt (g)
1.8*
Fibre (g)
3.9*

* Indicates estimated value in nutrition table