Total Time: 30 minutes Preparation Time: 15 minutes Active Cooking Time: 15 minutes Yield: 6 to 8 servings Make Ahead: Serve immediately Ingredients 12 Large eggs 3 Tablespoons half-and-half table salt ground black pepper 2 Teaspoons olive oil 8 Ounces asparagus * 1 shallot 4 Ounces thickly sliced smoked or baked deli ham * * 3 Ounces Gruyère cheese * Try to purchase asparagus that is neither extra-thick nor super-slender. Ideally, the spears should be just a little thicker than a pencil. * * A good deli ham, such as Black Forest ham, works well in this recipe. Ask for the ham to be sliced ¼ inch thick. Instructions Prepare Ingredients 1. Trim tough ends off 8 ounces asparagus. 2. Cut spears on bias into 1/4-inch pieces. 3. Peel and mince 1 shallot. You should have about 3 tablespoons. 4. Cut 4 ounces 1/4-inch-thick ham into 1/2-inch pieces. You sh...