Asparagus Recipe Contest Winner

I will not be adding one of my recipes this week because I am delighted to hand this week's mouth watering recipe over to our guest Priti, the winner of Bay Area Newsgroup's "A Taste of Home" Asparagus Recipe Contest. We would like to congratulate Priti and thank her for submitting her winning dish! You can find the ingredients and recipe below and can follow along live by watching KRON 4 on Saturday April 30th at 10:00am.

8-10 asparagus spears
8 mini sweet peppers - red/yellow/orange
2 cloves garlic diced and crushed
1 spring rosemary finely chopped
1/4 cup herb goat cheese - crumbled
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil

Start by washing and trimming the asparagus. Dice the asparagus into 1/4 inch pieces. Warm the skillet over fire then add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the garlic and fry on low for 30 seconds. Next, add the asparagus and cook on high heat for 2 minutes. The asparagus should be cooked but still firm. It hardly takes 1-2 minutes, because the size of the pieces is very small. Sprinkle the finely chopped rosemary on top. Remove the skillet from the flame. Cut the peppers in half. Spoon the asparagus mixture and fill the cavity of the peppers. Cover with small mounds of goat cheese. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil on the peppers and bake in oven at 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Broil for 1-2 minutes until cheese is golden brown. Serve as appetizer or a side with pasta.