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Rabu, 30 April 2008

Baked Brie

Ingredients

* 1 large sheet of puff pastry dough or 1 tube of refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
* 1 round or wedge of Brie cheese
* Raspberry Jam, or other sweet jam
* Brown sugar
* 1/4 cup of maple syrup

Method

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2 On a stick-free cookie sheet, lay out the puff pastry or the crescent rolls flat; put brie round or wedge on top.

2 Spread jam on brie, fold dough over top. Drizzle maple syrup and place a handful of brown sugar on top.

3 Bake at 350ยบ for 25 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with crackers and apple slices.

Avocado Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

Ingredients

1 half avocado, peeled, sliced
1 half ripe heirloom tomato, sliced
A pinch of chopped fresh chives or sliced green onions
Juice from one slice of lemon
A pinch of coarse salt (fleur de sel if you can get it)
Method

Arrange slices of avocado and tomato on a plate. Sprinkle with chives, lemon juice, and coarse salt.

Serves one.

Asparagus Frittata

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch lengths
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese
Method

1 Heat olive oil into a 10-inch oven-proof frying pan over medium high heat. Add onions and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Add asparagus, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered, until the asparagus are barely tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour in eggs and cook until almost set, but still runny on top, about 2 minutes. While cooking, pre-heat oven broiler.
2 Sprinkle cheese over eggs and put in oven to broil until cheese is melted and browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven with oven mitts and slide frittata onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges.

Serves 4.