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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet with half of your olive oil.
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Drizzle the remaining oil over asparagus and lightly toss them with your hands to coat the asparagus.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper (but remember the prosciutto is salty, so go light on the salt).
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Gently wrap each spear with 1/2 piece of the prosciutto.
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Bake for 8-15 minutes (it really depends on the thickness of your asparagus).
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You can serve these hot from the oven or at room temperature.
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Notes: Usually they deli counter cuts the prosciutto thinly and they only put a few slices at a time on top of one another, separating them with plastic.
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That is how I like it.
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The slices I get are large, so I usually just easily tear them in half.
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Just take a look at the size of your asparagus vs the size of your prosciutto and decide what you think will work best.
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Oh, and try not to be like me and eat half of the prosciutto while wrapping.
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Its so stinking good!
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Also, I find it quicker and easier to hold the prosciutto and spin the asparagus to wrap them.
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That is how I taught my 8-year-old to do it as welland she wrapped a few in the photo.
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That makes me happy!
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I have no idea who to credit for this genius idea.
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To me, its just one of those non-recipe dishes that you eat somewhere and replicate.
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Maybe Giada De Laurentis brought it mainstream?
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If so, Giada, you are brilliant!
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Enjoy!
