Napoleons with Herbed Goat Cheese and Asparagus
- 1 medium bunch (about 8 stalks) green asparagus
- Olive oil
- 6 slices fresh thin sliced white bread, crusts removed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup soft fresh goat cheese
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced shallot
- 1 teaspoon minced dill
- 1 teaspoon minced chives
- 1 teaspoon picked thyme leaves
- 2 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Preheat oven 450 degrees F.
- 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 F. 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.
green asparagus, olive oil, white bread, unsalted butter, goat cheese, clove garlic, shallot, dill, chives, thyme, lemon juice, salt, pepper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/napoleons-with-herbed-goat-cheese-and-asparagus.html (may not work)