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Dinner Tonight: Asparagus with Crème Fraiche Mustard Sauce and Prosciutto Recipe

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Blake Royer
Dinner Tonight: Asparagus with Cr\u00e8me Fraiche Mustard Sauce and Prosciutto Recipe

[Photograph: Blake Royer]

Forget asparagus and hollandaise—it's been done before. Sunday Supper at Lucques is where I found the ideal sauce for this spring vegetable. Nothing more than whole-grain mustard stirred into crème fraiche and lightened with a little lemon juice, it's somehow just as satisfying as hollandaise but far quicker, lighter, and simpler.

Of course, a bed of silky prosciutto does help things along, and also makes this into a satisfying-enough dinner if you throw in some crusty bread.My wife and I dug into this with abandon. As good as the asparagus and prosciutto were, though, this sauce really stuck in my mind.

  • Yield:makes 4 servings
  • Active time: 15 minutes
  • Total time:15 minutes
  • Rated: 4.5

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds asparagus, tough woody ends snapped off
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard
  • 1/2 cup crème fraiche
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 16 thin slices prosciutto

Directions

  1. 1.

    On a baking sheet, toss asparagus with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.

  2. 2.

    In a small bowl, combine mustard, crème fraiche, and a little lemon juice. Stir well to combine.

  3. 3.

    In a grill pan or over hot coals, grill the asparagus until just tender, 3-5 minutes depending on thickness.

  4. 4.

    Drape prosciutto over a platter, top with grilled asparagus, and drizzle sauce over spears.

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