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Best Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart Recipe

Discover the Best Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart Recipe | Easy & Delicious Looking for puff pastry recipes? Try our delightful asparagus puff pastry tart, a perfect blend of flavors. This easy-to-make puff pastry tart will impress your guests. Get the recipe now!

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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.