2009/03/23

Blistered Asparagus Crostini with Warm Toasted Walnut Butter

Magical flavor pairing here, totally scrumptious.

From gastronomic guesswork

Asparagus was coated in olive oil, dashed with kosher salt, and rolled in a light layer of fresh ground black pepper, then broiled for 6 minutes. Walnuts were toasted slowly in a saute pan with a touch of olive oil until browned, then blitzed with high quality olive oil and kosher salt to form a nut butter. Crostini were brushed with olive oil, broiled quickly flipping once. About the 4th or 5th time I've played with walnuts and asparagus - all good, but WOW on this one.