Asparagus Gratin
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6

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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes or bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 pound fresh asparagus (approximately 24 stalks) 
 
Fresh asparagus
coated with cheese and a crispy crumb topping provides a delicious
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Directions
  • Melt butter and when butter is completely melted, combine flour and salt, whisking together

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until all ingredients have a smooth texture. Add milk gradually to ingredients to thicken the sauce
as it is stirred and then add shredded cheese.
  • In a small bowl, combine corn flakes or crumbs
    and chopped walnuts.
  • Precook fresh asparagus by steam cooking stalks in pan with boiling water
    for 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Grease the bottom and sides of a shallow sided pan such as a gratin,
    baking, or paella pan. In the pan, use half the asparagus in a layer and then layer on half the
    breadcrumbs or corn flakes. Pour half of the milk and cheese sauce over the asparagus. Add a second
    layer of asparagus, placing the heads of the stalks opposite to those in the first layer. Put the
    rest of the milk and cheese sauce over the asparagus and then top with the remaining breadcrumbs
    or crushed corn flakes mixture.
  • Set oven temperature at 375° F and bake for 20 minutes,
    or until top is golden brown.


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