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  • Asparagus Appetizer Spread

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    Ingredients

    • 1 lb Fresh asparagus, trimmed
    • 12 ounce Light lowfat sour cream, divided
    • 8 ounce Light cream cheese, softened
    • 1 env unflavored gelatin
    • 1 c. Low-fat ham, fully cooked, finely minced
    • 1 Tbsp. Chives, minced
    • 1/8 tsp Pepper Additional ham and asparagus, optional Assorted reduce-fat crackers

    Directions

    1. Enjoy these.
    2. Cook asparagus in a small amount of water till tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 c. liquid. Cold. Puree asparagus till smooth. Add in 1 c. lowfat sour cream and the cream cheese; blend well. In a saucepan, combine gelatin and reserved liquid; heat slowly till the gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in the asparagus mix, ham, chives and pepper. Pour into a 1-qt round-bottom bowl coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and refrigeratetill set, about 6 hrs. Unmold onto a plate and spread with reserved lowfat sour cream. Garnish with additional ham and asparagus if you like.
    3. Serve with crackers.
    4. Serving Size: 1/8 recipe
    5. NOTES : the first time I made this spread was for a potluck get-together.
    6. asparagus and ham pair nicely with smooth lowfat sour cream and cream cheese.

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