Overnight Egg & Cheese Strata
"{for a small crowd} I grew up thinking strata was my mom's signature dish, until I realized every mother has her own version. You should know how to make it too, but {just between us}, yours can be much more elegant than your mother's, especially when you make it in a small dish to serve two and pair it with a large salad...."
INGREDIENTS
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ingredients
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Butter, for greasing the baking dish
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4 thick slices hearty whole-wheat/wholemeal or multigrain artisan bread {about 4 1/2 oz/130 g}
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2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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1 cup/240 ml whole milk
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8 oz/225 g grated Fontina cheese {about 1 cup}
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Sea salt
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Freshly ground black pepper
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6 to 8 asparagus stalks
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4 thin slices mortadella or prosciutto {optional}
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1 tbsp finely snipped chives
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