Asparagus Tart

Prep 35 min
Total 35 min
Servings 12

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Don’t be intimidated by the fanciness of this beautiful shaved spring veggie tart – it’s incredibly easy and comes together faster than you think. Recipe by Tablespoon.com. ...MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

All-purpose flour

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

4 oz (125 g) 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

Steps

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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.
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Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat Herbed Cream Cheese Spread ingredients with spoon; set aside.
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Drop cream cheese mixture by dollops evenly over centre of tart, on top of hot tart; let stand 1 minute. Gently spread cheese mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges.
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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.

For an even more flavourful 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.