My Take on Veggies...

We always read about the importance of increasing the amount of veggies you consume.  With this, we learn that veggies are nutritious and an excellent factor to healthy eating.  So why don't people consume more veggies if there are so many health benefits? One argument remains clear: They take too long to prepare.

Let's examine alternatives and ways for us to prepare veggies quickly while keeping them tasty. You can steam them, bake them, boil them, and my personal favorite, you can grill them.  Veggies don't always have to be fresh.  Frozen veggies are just as nutritious as fresh veggies and they are much more convenient.  I find the preparation of fresh veggies a lot quicker since you can cook from frozen (most frozen veggie packages have already pre-washed the veggies much like the cut and washed salad sold in the produce department).  You can also purchase fresh veggies and freeze them yourself if you don't want to purchase the prepackaged veggies at your grocery store. 

Recently, my local grocery store expanded their selection of frozen veggies. You can now purchase asparagus spears!  and the best part about it is that you don't have to trim the tuff ends of the asparagus, its already done for you!

I recently made grilled asparagus wrapped with proscuito.  You can make this dish using frozen or fresh asparagus.

Grilled Asparagus with Prosciutto

Ingredients:

1 bunch of asparagus (fresh or frozen)
Prosciutto Di Parma
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Heat grill to medium high.  Trim tuff ends of asparagus. Toss the trimmed asparagus with olive oil salt and pepper.

Place asparagus on the grill turning occasionally until asparaus are charred approximately 5-7 minutes.

Remove from grill and let cool.  Once cooled, wrap each spear with Prosciutto Di Parma.

**If you enjoy the salty sweet combination, add some sweetness and drizzle some Crema Di Balsamico over the prosciutto wrapped asparagus**