Napoleons With Herbed Goat Cheese And Asparagus

Recipe Ingredients

1		Medium bunch green asparagus - (abt 8 stal
		Olive oil - as needed
6		Fresh thin-sliced white bread - crusts removed
4 tablespoons	60ml	Unsalted butter - melted
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Soft fresh goat cheese
1		Garlic clove - minced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced shallot
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced dill
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced chives
1 teaspoon	5ml	Picked thyme leaves
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Freshly-ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven 450 degrees.

Trim to remove woody stem of the asparagus, arrange on an oiled sheet pan. Drizzle with more olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for 8 to 10 minutes until soft, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices.

Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees. Roll out bread between two pieces of waxed paper until very thin. Cut bread in half in rectangles to yield 12 rectangles. Brush both sides with melted butter. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet, bake for 10 minutes, rotate pan, and bake another 10 minutes or until crisp.

In a bowl combine cheese, garlic, shallots, dill, chives, thyme, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. While toasts are warm, spread 1 teaspoon of cheese mixture on rectangle, top with roasted asparagus. Repeat procedure, and then place a third toast layer on top.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
SARA'S SECRETS with Sara Moulton - (Show # SS-1A01) - from the TV - FOOD NETWORK

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