bacon-wrapped asparagus spears with tomatoes and taleggio cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
• 12 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 slices hardwood smoked bacon
• 3/4 pound taleggio cheese, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• stir asparagus and grape tomatoes into the garlic and drizzle with lemon juice. continue to cook and stir until asparagus are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• wrap 3 asparagus spears with 1 slice of bacon. repeat with remaining asparagus and bacon, making 4 bundles. arrange wrapped asparagus on a baking sheet.
• scatter cooked grape tomatoes around the wrapped asparagus.
• bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, then scatter taleggio cheese atop asparagus; return baking sheet to the oven.
• continue baking until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes more.