*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Asparagus En Croute

Recipe By     : Silver Palate Cookbook
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  12      slices        sandwich bread
     1/2  pound         swiss cheese
     1/2  cup           dijon mustard
  12                    asparagus spears -- cooked
   4      tablespoons   butter -- melted

Roll slices of bread as thin as possible with a rolling pin; trim crusts.
Your will have pieces 3 to 3 1/2" square.  Lay squares out on a work
surface and cover with a damp cloth for 10 minutes.  Cut cheese into
fingers, more or less the size of the asparagus spears.  Spread each bread
square evenly 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 oven for 10 minutes, or until brown and bubbling.  Serve
immediately.

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