Tender asparagus spears wrapped in a crunchy blanket of phyllo make for an attention-getting vegan side dish for your vegan spring meals.

Phyllo Wrapped Asparagus

Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients:

• 36 asparagus spears, woody ends trimmed off
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (8-ounce) package of phyllo dough, thawed
• Olive oil
• 1/2 cup crushed walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Steam or blanch asparagus just until bright green, but still crisp. Dunk into an iced water bath to halt cooking.
3. Use paper towels to pat asparagus dry. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
4. Roll phyllo dough out onto a clean flat surface.
5. Remove 1 sheet of phyllo and brush or spray lightly with olive oil.
6. Set 1 to 3 asparagus spears, depending on your tastes, at one of the short edges of phyllo and sprinkle with walnuts.
7. Roll asparagus in phyllo and set roll on prepared baking sheet. Brush or spray with olive oil.
8. Repeat with remaining asparagus.
9. Bake for 15 minutes or until phyllo is lightly browned and crisp. Serve warm.

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