A friend of mine was headed out of town, so she graciously offered me her CSA for the week. Was so happy to see this lovely box of local, seasonal veggies. In the box were some beautiful greens, some tomatoes, fresh strawberries, eggs and some amazingly fresh asparagus. Just picked and grown less than 25 miles away from me! Love it!
I really want to highlight each of these lovely fruits and veggies on their own. That’s how good they are are. I wanted the asparagus to have a starring role in tonight’s main dish. I thought about a shaved asparagus salad, but I knew that it wouldn’t be filling enough for the rest of the family. I also didn’t really want to cut up the asparagus too much. It looks too pretty to mess with.
Here is a lovely Asparagus and Swiss Cheese galette that worked for our family. When paired with a salad, it makes for a perfect light dinner.
Asparagus and Swiss Cheese Galette
Ingredients:
1 sheet puff pastry
2 cloves of garlic sliced
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
swiss cheese or gruyere
2 tsp.dried thyme or 1 tbsp. fresh
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/2 pound of asparagus, washed and trimmed (thin stalks are better)
1 shallot chopped
Preheat oven to 400.
Roll out your puff pastry dough. Lay on a parchment paper lined baking tray.
Prick the dough with a fork along the inside of the edges. Leave about 1/2 – inch of clearance. This will form your crust.
Spread a thin layer mustard inside the fork pricks. Lay garlic pieces over this.
Lay cheese over the mustard.
Sprinkle herbs over this.
Lay out the asparagus however you’d like.
Sprinkle chopped shallots over the asparagus.
Bake in oven for about 20 minutes.
Enjoy with a salad for a nice, light and easy dinner! Gah! I have a weakness for buttery puff pastry. Way too good!
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