Montreal Style Smoked Meat & Asparagus Strata | Levitts

Ingredients

• 10 cups (412 g) rye bread or white bread, 1-inch cubes
• ¼ cup (57 g) butter, melted
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups (252 g) onion, diced
• 1 lb (454 g) asparagus, ends trimmed off, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tbsp (3 pcs) garlic cloves, minced
• 1½ pkgs (225 g) Montreal Style Smoked Meat Thinly Sliced, roughly chopped
• 2 cups (227 g) grated sharp or old cheddar cheese
• 8 eggs
• 1½ cups (375 ml) milk
• 1½ cups (375 ml) heavy cream
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) Dijon mustard
• 1½ tsp (9 g) salt
• 1 tsp (1 g) dried parsley
• 1 tsp (1 g) dried basil
• ½ tsp (2 g) cayenne
• ½ tsp (1 g) dried mint
• ½ tsp (1 g) black pepper, preferably freshly ground