Ingredients

• 1 bunch asparagus
• trimmed
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• chopped
• sprig fresh rosemary
• sprig fresh thyme
• 10cm x 15cm/4in x 6in rectangle ready-rolled puff pastry
• 100g/3½oz goats' cheese
• crumbled

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Rub the asparagus with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat a griddle pan until hot
• then griddle the asparagus with the garlic and herbs until chargrilled all over. Remove from the pan
• discard the rosemary and thyme sprigs and set aside.
• Score a border 1cm/½in around the edge of the pastry and prick inside the border with a fork.
• Place the pastry onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven for five minutes
• or until the pastry is beginning to turn golden-brown and is slightly risen.
• Place the goats' cheese onto the middle of the pastry and top with the griddled asparagus.
• Transfer to the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• To serve
• place onto a serving plate.