Ham & asparagus toad-in-the-hole

Ham & asparagus toad-in-the-hole

Try this twist on traditional toad-in-the-hole - sure to become a firm family favourite

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 8 mins

Cook time

Cook 22 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cook the asparagus spears in boiling salted water for 2 mins, drain and set aside on kitchen paper.
  2. Pour the oil into a 37cm x 26.5cm shallow roasting tin and place in the oven to heat up. Whisk the eggs, flour, milk and 150ml cold water together until smooth, or whizz in a food processor. Season and stir in the herbs.
  3. Wrap each asparagus spear in a piece of ham. Arrange them in the hot roasting tin and pour over the batter. Bake for 20 mins, or until risen and golden. Serve with a crunchy green salad.

PER SERVING

288 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 4g, salt 1.84 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2011.

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  • 14 July 2011

    rozmorgan rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice. Made a quick dinner for a Tuesday evening, very quick and nice summer version of a favourite family meal.

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  • 15 July 2011

    Sotongirl61 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not bad but I don't think I will be making this again even though hubbie enjoyed it. Mine took quite a bit longer than 20 minutes in the oven.

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  • 15 July 2011

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Mine also took a little longer than 20 mins. My sis and brother-in-law really rated it, I added a bit of grated parmesan at the end and thought that maybe the batter might benefit from a bit of grated cheese in it too.

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  • 17 July 2011

    Nemnem rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Me and my partner thought this was yummy. I used chives, mint and parsley and I added so cheese to the yorkshire pudding mix. It was a simple quick and tasty supper. Only problem I found was that it was really hard to dish up... ended up looking a bit of a mess on the plate.

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  • 24 July 2011

    muthahuffa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used half the oil and added some low fat soft cheese to the batter. Also sprinkled some parmesan on for the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Kept it low fat and tasty.

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  • 08 November 2011

    mandy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this recipe, my children thought it was wonderful. Made a vegetable gravy and some frozen veg and it made a great weeknight supper that was quick and easy.

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  • 23 March 2012

    gillydarling commented on this recipe

    Have cooked this twice now, added cheese the second time, it was yum. Anyone got any suggestions as to what to serve with it tho?

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  • 01 May 2012

    Reece rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for my girlfriend went down very well! I also found the cooking time wasn't sufficient, so cooked for an extra 10-15 minutes. I used Prosciutto and wrapped it around each piece of Asparagus to add some drama. It worked out really well. try it! I served mine with mixed leaves salad ie. Rocket, Spinach, tomato & olive oil.

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  • 06 June 2012

    JOOLES commented on this recipe

    How different, not made this yet but i will. We have chives and parsley growing so will use these. We have a few spears of asparagus still coming through but they are coming to there end so will make up the rest with shop bought. I will also add some parmigiana to the mix before cooking.. Will probably serve with spinach (chard beet home-grown) and new potatoes plus chicken gravy. Oh and im going to do what Reece did and will use Prosciutto. I'll be back to comment on how it went.

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  • 07 June 2012

    laurabee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious!! Made a really light and tasty mid-week summer meal. Will definitely be doing again. Would also serve it as a side to roast chicken. I used prosciutto and it gave a lovely saltiness to the dish, also added parmesan although I don't think it brought much extra to the dish. Yummy! :)

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  • 10 June 2012

    Muffet commented on this recipe

    Is there a reason for using self-raising flour for this recipe? I've always used plain flour for Yorkshire pudding ...

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  • 10 July 2012

    JulesTheNorweegie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I have never made toad-in-the-hole myself, but I've tried the traditional one with sausages at a friend's, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I saw this recipe and thought I'd give it a go. I didn't have self-raising flour, so I used plain flour, adding a pinch each of baking powder and bicarbonate of soda, and it worked really well! I also had some left over bacon that had to be used, so I trimmed and friend it, before adding it to the batter - along with salt, pepper and oregano and pouring it over the asparagus - delicious!

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  • 14 August 2012

    Broomy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was mint!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 8 mins

Cook time

Cook 22 mins

Ingredients

  • 16 thick asparagus spears
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 150ml milk
  • 2 tbsp chopped mixed herbs , such as parsley, dill and oregano
  • 8 slices lean ham , halved
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PER SERVING

288 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 4g, salt 1.84 g

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