Springtime Asparagus Tart Recipe
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This asparagus tart recipe is the perfect welcome to spring and one that you’ll crave all year long.
Bright green stalks of asparagus are popping up all around lately – at our local farmer’s market and in the produce department at my grocery store. I keep kicking myself that they would also be shooting up in my garden right about now if I’d just have planted them a few years ago when I should’ve.
Oh well. I’ll support the local farmers who did think about planting them instead.
But, where ever I find them, I’m definitely snatching them up as quickly as I can.
If your family enjoys asparagus as much as mine, I really think they’ll love this asparagus tart.
Place your sheet of pastry dough onto your tart pan. I used my long, skinny tart pan that has become one of my favorites lately. I love the size and the removable bottom to the pan. It makes tart serving so easy, peasy.
Anyway, once I have laid my pastry dough onto my tart pan, I make sure that it is not overstretched for the inside of the pan. Then, to trim the dough, I simply use my rolling pin and roll along the edge of the pan. It makes a clean and neat cut every time!
Next, place your Gruyere cheese slices on the the bottom of your tart dough. I had my cheese cut at the deli of my local grocery store. This is what she called “deli cut.” I have no idea if that is really the name of a cut or if she was pulling my leg. Either way, it is not too thick and not too thin. Just right.
Next, trim the bottoms of the stalks of your asparagus. For my tart, I decided to use five stalks going in one direction and five for the other. I just placed two stalks of asparagus end to end in my tart pan to decide how much needed to be trimmed. While this doesn’t have to be perfect, it is nice when they are trimmed evenly so that the presentation looks nice.
Once you have your asparagus all nestled in, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Bake your asparagus tart at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes and then serve warm.
This asparagus tart really is perfect for a Sunday brunch or a light springtime supper or lunch!
Here’s my asparagus tart recipe. I think you’ll love it!
Asparagus Tart Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 sheet prepared puff pastry, thawed
- 10-20 slices Gruyere cheese
- 10-20 stalks asparagus, cleaned
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place pastry dough into tart pan. Trim edges.
- Arrange slices of cheese onto pastry dough topped with trimmed asparagus stalks.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 20 minutes and serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
This looks so delicious, Robyn! I love a savory tart, especially with such elegant ingredients!
Ok, now that is drop dead gorgeous Robyn! LOVE x 1000 🙂
We absolutely love asparagus and I have been grabbing a bunch whenever I see it. It is so good, and Gruyere is the perfect match. I love your tart pan!
This sounds so yummy!
What a beautiful tart, Robyn. And, it looks delicious, too!
Totally got your drift. I have a 7 year old boy, so that humor is definitely not lost on me.
I do wish my son would eat asparagus though. I love it and he won’t even take a bite!!! I guess that means I can make this tart and keep it all for myself…
That just looks so simple and delish!!!
I made this last night. Holy delicious. The only aitddion I made was to toss the pasta with a little bit of butter (because why not right?) before plating it and adding the oil, cheese, apples and nuts. Excellent recipe!
How simple! Love it!
Oh, this is just gorgeous, Robyn! Your pictures are beautiful. I love asparagus…and gruyere…and of course, puff pastry. This is perfect! Aaaaand, I have that very tart pan. I love it!
Going straight to my must-make list! 🙂
Delicious!