Roasted Asparagus And Goats Cheese With Macadamia Nut Dressing.

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil, for greasing
• 3 bunches fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 120 g goat cheese, cut into 8 even pieces
• 8 thin slices prosciutto
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, extra
• 4 teaspoons macadamia nut oil
• 75 g raw macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200c.
• 2 brush a large baking tray with olive oil to grease.
• 3 divide the asparagus into 8 bundles, and place a slice of goats cheese on each.
• 4 wrap 1 slice of proscuitto around each bundle to secure the cheese.
• 5 place on the greased tray, and brush each bundle with some of the extra olive oil.
• 6 roast in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes or until just tender.
• 7 dressing: meanwhile, heat the macadamia oil in a medium non-stick pan over medium heat.
• 8 add the nuts and cook, stirring for about 2 minutes or until the nuts are golden.
• 9 remove pan from heat and stir through remaining ingredients.
• 10 place 2 bundles of asparagus on each serving plate, and spoon the warm dressing over.
• 11 serve immediately.