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Summer Recipes: Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

Even when the weather is stifling, you still have to eat, right?

 

Summer's here as of 7:09 p.m. today and few of us want to hang out in the kitchen when we can be outside doing any number of other, more fun things -- even if it's nothing.

But we still have to eat, eat well and feed the family even when it's too hot to eat. The grill is a great place to start, and seasonal vegetables are always great on the grill.

From Tasteofhome.com we have this yummy offering:

Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

Ingredients

  • 10 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 5 bacon strips, halved lengthwise
  • Directions

    • Place asparagus on a sheet of waxed paper; coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle with pepper; turn to coat. Wrap a bacon piece around each spear; secure ends with toothpicks. 
    • Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until bacon is crisp. Discard toothpicks. Yield: 2-3 servings.

      Nutritional information includes 222 calories for one serving of five spears.

      Source: tasteofhome.com

      Now it's your turn. Share your favorite summer recipes with us. Post recipes and photos here or email them to jennifer.marangos@patch.com and we'll share them in a future edition of this column.

      About this column: Visit "A Taste of Summer" each Wednesday this summer to enjoy *easy* summertime recipes. Related Topics: Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus, Grilled vegetables, summer 2012, and summer recipes

      Sandi Gill

      11:27 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

      You don't put the waxed paper on the grill, do you? The photo looks like it's cooking on aluminum foil.

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      Jennifer Marangos

      12:10 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

      I think that's a very good question Sandi. I have never grilled on wax paper myself, and the picture surely is showing aluminum foil. I always do my veggies on foil on the grill. Anyone out there ever grill on wax paper?

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