Asparagus Melt with Pesto Spread

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• 16  asparagus spears
• 3  tablespoons  fat-free mayonnaise
• 1  tablespoon  commercial pesto
• 2  (2-ounce) slices sourdough bread, toasted
• 2  (1-ounce) thin slices ham
• 4  (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato
• 2  (1-ounce) slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Snap off tough ends of asparagus. Steam, covered, 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.

Preheat broiler.

Combine mayonnaise and pesto in a bowl, and stir with a whisk. Spread 2 tablespoons pesto mixture onto 1 side of each bread slice. Layer each slice with 8 asparagus spears, 1 ham slice, 2 tomato slices, and 1 cheese slice. Place on a baking sheet; broil 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle with pepper.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

343 (30% from fat)

Fat:

11.5g (sat 4.3g,mono 4.7g,poly 1.1g)

Protein:

21.7g

Carbohydrate:

40.7g

Fiber:

2.8g

Cholesterol:

31mg

Iron:

3.6mg

Sodium:

1041mg

Calcium:

324mg