Celery Toasts

Step 1

Toast the bread to golden. Butter generously, “wall to wall.” Lay cheese slices on top of buttered toast, neatly, evenly.

Step 2

In a small bowl, stir together the celery and the scallions. Microplane the garlic into the celery mixture.

Step 3

Dress with olive oil, lemon juice and salt, and stir very well, until completely dressed, almost wet with dressing.

Step 4

Mound the shaved celery salad evenly on top of the blue-cheese toasts, and grind black pepper over them very generously. Cut each in half or quarters.