Asparagus En Croute
INGREDIENTS
- 12 slices of good-quality white sandwich bread
- 1/2 pound Jarlsberg or other Swiss-style cheese
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 12 asparagus spears, cooked till tender-crisp
- 4 tablespoons melted butter, approximately
Roll the bread as thin as possible with a rolling pin; trim crusts. You will have pieces of bread about 3-4 Inches Square.
Lay squares out on a work surface and cover them with a damp towel for 10 minutes.
Cut the cheese into fingers approximately the size of the asparagus spears.
Spread each bread square with mustard. Lay an asparagus spear and a strip of cheese on each bread square and roll up. Place seam side down on a buttered baking sheet.
Brush rolls with melted butter. Bake in the upper third of a 450-degree oven for 10 minutes, or until brown and bubbling. Serve immediately.
12 rolls, 4-6 servings.