Goat Cheese and Vegetable Napoleon
| Serves | 6 |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Vegetables |
| Day Part | Dinner, Lunch, Snack |
| Menu Part | Appetizer/Small Plate |
| Cuisine Type | French |
Slices of freshly grilled vegetables such as zucchini and red peppers are layered with crumbly goat cheese, then seasoned with olive tapenade between puff pastry triangles.
Ingredients
1⁄2 lb. puff pastry
Egg wash
2-3 zucchini, sliced lengthwise
2-3 red bell peppers, seeded and halved
Olive oil
2 tsp. minced fresh thyme
12-16 oz. soft goat cheese
1 cup black olive tapenade
Microgreens, for garnish
Steps
- Roll out pastry and cut into 3-in. triangles. Transfer to baking sheet and brush tops with egg wash. Bake in 400°F oven 12-15 min., until golden; cool.
- Meanwhile, brush zucchini and red peppers with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme. Grill until tender. Peel peppers and cut into wide strips; cut zucchini slices crosswise in half.
- Split pastry triangles and remove some of soft center. To construct a Napoleon, spread one triangle with goat cheese; top with tapenade and a layer of grilled vegetables. Repeat layers with a second pastry triangle, cheese, tapenade, and vegetables; top with a third triangle. Garnish plate with microgreens.