I always thought puff pastry was for the real “experienced” chef. You know, the ones who go to culinary or baking school. I was wrong. This tart was surprisingly simple and a huge hit at our weekend Spring brunch. It can be made the night before which makes it a brunch hostess’ dream! You can also serve it at room temperature. Enough said!
P.S. This goes really well with a Chefanies Homemade Bloody Mary. (Recipe Coming Soon!)
Happy Spring!
Asparagus Gruyere Tart
Serves up to 10-12 people depending on how big you cut the pieces
Recipe from Martha Stewart
INGREDIENTS
- Flour, for work surface
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
- 5 1/2 ounces (2 cups) Gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 pounds medium or thick asparagus
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a floured surface, roll the puff pastry into a 16-by-10-inch rectangle. Trim uneven edges. Place pastry on a baking sheet. With a sharp knife, lightly score pastry dough 1 inch in from the edges to mark a rectangle. Using a fork, pierce dough inside the markings at 1/2-inch intervals. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
Remove pastry shell from oven, and sprinkle with Gruyere. 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. Brush with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Bake until spears are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
If you are making the night before cook for 10 minutes less. Let cool. Cover overnight and put it in the oven for 10 minutes or until hot and crispy the day of the event.
Isn’t puff pastry the absolute best? It’s my best friend. I always keep some in the freezer because it is so versatile and saves me in a pinch. The asparagus is so beautiful right now at my grocery store. I grilled some PURPLE asparagus last night and I bet that would look so fantastic on this tart if I alternated with purple and green asparagus. This was a lovely post!
Thank you!! Purple asparagus would be gorgeous. You are right! I will have to try that out some time. Also, as I am a total newbie to puff pastry I am going to scour your site for new recipes! Thanks again. Keep in touch!
Brav0, once again, going on my to do list!!!!! My 3 favorite ingredients!!
It was my first time with puff pastry. I am a new fan! You gotta show me some new recipes with it! Can’t wait until our bagel making class!
Mmmm… I’ll be giving this one a try.
If you want to continue on your puff pastry journey, try the vol-au-vent pastry cups in your frozen food section. I made spectacular mushroom garlic cream cheese puffs recently, and they were so good we ruined our appetites for the rest of the meal! http://superfoodsyear.blogspot.com/2011/03/outstanding-mushroom-garlic-creampuffs.html
Wow! Those sound delicious. I love mushrooms more than the average person so I am sure that this will be a tastebud pleaser! Thanks for the comment.
This was such a delicious brunch item. Yummy!
Thanks Hot Stuff! Thanks for letting me throw all the amazing dinner parties and brunches at our home and being my number 1 taste tester. Thank you for my new iphone. Blogging is going to be that much easier with it.
You’re awesome! Love you!
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i’m making this now along with roast hassleback potatoes and probably a salad. i think white wine is required. i found this a lot too much asparagus and cheese for one pastry sheet but mine may be smaller then yours. i really liked it so i’ll make a second one with the extra fillings and the other sheet. might squeeze a bit of lemon over top next time. thanks for a great spring recipe!
i have a great mushroom thing i do with it if you like: http://www.food.com/recipe/amazing-mushroom-triangles-341992
puff pastry is absolutely amazing and if it wasn’t so full of butter i’d eat it every day. great appy: sauté some onions and garlic, then put slices of brie down the middle of your pastry sheet, top with onions, fold the sides in like a log, and slice it into 1 inch pieces. bake them up and you have terribly addictive little tidbits. you can put almost anything into puff. i’m going to try mini apple pies soon, ala mcdonald’s but not gross
Mmmm..Sounds delicious! I am going to check try your mushroom puffs. I love mushrooms!
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OMG! THIS LOOKS A-MAZ-ING!!! I literally JUST made a tomato tart this morning (posted on my site https://www.facebook.com/L0BeholdFOODSPAGE) but this- oh goodness- it just looks so tasty! I might have to make it tomorrow and have a veggie tart week haha….You should come subscribe to my L0 & Behold’s BiTCHiN KiTCHEN page!! It’s full of awesome recipes & healthful living tips! I will def be sharing this
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