Asparagus Ham Roll-ups

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 16 asparagus spears, fresh, trimmed
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 16 strips
• 8 ounces havarti cheese, cut into 16 strips
• 8 slices deli ham, thin sliced, we like brown sugar ham
• 16 chives, whole

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, bring 1 inch of water to a boil. add the asparagus, cover and cook 3 minutes.
• 2 drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water till cool. drain and pat dry.
• 3 place an asparagus spear, red pepper strip and cheese strip on each slicde of ham. roll up tightly and "tie" with a chive.
• 4 refrigerate until serving.
• 5 note - i don't like the crunch of raw pepper so i boiled mine with the asparagus, but the kids had theirs raw.