Best Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart Recipe
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This easy asparagus puff pastry tart is a go-to savory tart for all spring and summer long. Fresh asparagus and cheese are layered onto buttery puff pastry and then baked until golden perfection. It's a perfect light lunch, appetizer, or side dish for dinner!
What you’ll need:
Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry defrosted
3/4 cup Gruyere cheese freshly grated (or use any white cheese you like)
1 bunch of thin asparagus trimmed* (you may not need it all)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Optional Garnishes:
Fresh lemon zest
Drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar
Cooked crumbled bacon
Folded prosciutto
Toasted Pine Nuts
Crumbled Goat Cheese
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Carefully unfold the defrosted puff pastry and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet
Leave an 1-inch boarder around the edges. Using a fork, pierce dough inside the 1-inch boarder. This will keep the middle from puffing up.
Sprinkle the pricked center part of the puff pastry with the Gruyere cheese.
Trim the bottoms of the asparagus spears to fit crosswise inside the tart shell; arrange in a single layer over Gruyere, alternating ends and tips. Drizzle lightly or brush with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the pastry is puffed, and cheese is melted. Start watching at 15 minutes. All ovens are different.
Garnish with lemon zest or balsamic vinegar and bacon if desired.
Note: if you can’t fine thin asparagus, simply partially blanch or lightly roast the asparagus before adding it to the tart. It will finish cooking in the oven.