Asparagus Tart

Name: Asparagus Tart
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-oz package), thawed; 4 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon honey; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 4 asparagus spears, trimmed and shaved; 2 radishes, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

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By Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated September 6, 2017

Ingredients

Pastry

Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-oz package), thawed

Herbed Cream Cheese Spread

oz cream cheese, softened

tablespoon heavy whipping cream

tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon black pepper

Toppings

teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

teaspoon fresh lemon juice

teaspoon honey

1/8

teaspoon salt

asparagus spears, trimmed and shaved

radishes, thinly sliced

1/4

cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spread flour on rolling pin. Place puff pastry sheet on piece of cooking parchment paper; roll into 11x10-inch rectangle. Keep pastry on parchment; transfer to large cookie sheet. Score dough 1/2 inch from edge all the way around to make border. Poke dough all over with fork inside border. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
2

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat Herbed Cream Cheese Spread ingredients with spoon; set aside.
3

Drop cream cheese mixture by dollops evenly over center of tart, on top of hot tart; let stand 1 minute. Gently spread cheese mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges.
4

In medium bowl, beat oil, lemon juice, honey and 1/8 teaspoon salt with whisk. Add asparagus and radishes; toss to coat. Top tart with asparagus mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

Expert Tips

For an even more flavorful tart, substitute goat cheese for the cream cheese. Add an extra tablespoon of cream to help thin out the thicker cheese.
To shave asparagus spears, place each spear on a cutting board and shave tip to base with a vegetable peeler until the asparagus is too thin to shave any more. Then turn over and shave two to three more pieces from the other side. The thicker the spears, the better.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 170
Calories from Fat: 110

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 13g; 19%
Saturated Fat 4 1/2g 22% Trans Fat 2g
Cholesterol: 15mg; 5%
Sodium: 190mg; 8%
Potassium: 45mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 11g; 4%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 1g
Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;