Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  fresh asparagus -- washed and trimmed
     1/4           cup  plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
  1                     loaf good-quality baguette cut into
     3/4          inch  slices
  1              clove  garlic -- halved
  1         tablespoon  balsamic vinegar
                        white truffle oil or another favorite
                        flavored olive oil
                        a piece of parmesan -- to shave over
                        asparagus

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. In a roasting pan toss the asparagus with 3 tablespoons olive oil until coated. Spread asparagus out in a single layer, if possible. Roast asparagus for 10 minutes until tender. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. Rub slices of bread with halved garlic and brush lightly with remaining olive oil. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet. Bake the bread until lightly toasted about 6 to 8 minutes. When asparagus has cooled sufficiently, cut the stalks on the diagonal into 2-inch pieces. Arrange toasted bread on serving platter and top each slice with asparagus pieces. Drizzle asparagus with balsamic vinegar and truffle oil. Using a vegetable peeler shave Parmesan over asparagus.

Nutritional Information:

111 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (5% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 10mg Sodium