Grilled Chicken and Avocado Napoleons

This "sandwich" is incredibly delicious, enough so that I've been craving it all week.  I love the flakiness of the puff pastry with the creaminess of the avocado.  Giada says this is a light recipe - its definitely not, but its worth the caloric intake.  Next time I eat meat - you can bet this is what I'll be cooking.

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 (9 by 10 inch) sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed and cut into 6 rectangles
• 2 (4 ounce) boneless and skinless chicken breast halves
• Kosher salt
• Olive Oil (to drizzle)
• 1/2 large avocado, thinly sliced
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 1.5 Tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise 
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Place an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place the pastry rectangles on the baking sheet.  Using the tines of a fork, prick the top of the pastry all over.  Cover the pastry rectangles with another sheet of parchment paper and place another baking sheet on top.  Bake for 25 minutes until golden.  Remove the top baking sheets and parchment paper.  Set aside to cool.

Preheat a grill pan.  Season chicken with salt and drizzle with olive oil.  Grill until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes on each side.  Set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and cayenne pepper.  You can also buy pre-made spicy mayonnaise and skip this step if you want.

To assemble the Napoleons: Place 2 pieces of pastry on a work surface.  Slice each chicken breast diagonally into 1/4 inch slices.  Place 3 chicken breast slices on each piece of pastry.  Place 1/4 cup of spinach and sliced avocado on top.  Spread 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise mixture on the underside of another 2 pieces of pastry to create a middle layer of each Napoleon.  Place on top.  Repeat layering.  Each Napoleon should be completed with a piece of pastry as its top.

This recipe is courtesy of Giada De Laurentis.

Sometimes I find it way easier just to skip the layering and just assemble these like open faced sandwiches.  Regardless deliciousness :)