Oscar Menu: Green and White Asparagus with Prosciutto

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April 28, 2007, 10:15 AM ET
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March 3, 2006 — -- Once again, Chef Wolfgang Puck is in charge of the menu for the exclusive Governor's Ball following the Oscars. You too can eat like a star by following the recipe for green and white asparagus with prosciutto below.

Green and White Asparagus with Prosciutto

(recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck)

Yield: Serves 6

Ingredients

1 bunch pencil asparagus

1 bunch white asparagus

8 very thin slices prosciutto

1/2 cup micro arugula

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Blanch asparagus in boiling salted water for about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and immediately plunge into an ice water bath to stop the cooking.

Cut spears to a length of 3 inches. Wrap one white and one green spear with one slice of prosciutto. Set on individual plates and drizzle with the olive oil.

Garnish with micro arugula.