Whether you're heading for a picnic in the sunshine or fancy whipping up a tasty lunch at home, this delicious and vibrant asparagus tart is the perfect recipe.
Ingredients
- 500g asparagus spears
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 125g spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 200ml double cream
- 2 medium eggs
- 40g parmesan, finely grated
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 14g mint leaves, finely chopped
- 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
- Score the pastry 1.5cm in, prick with a fork then cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Fry the spring onions in a little oil.
- Blanch the asparagus so it's just cooked then plunge into cold water.
- Mix the beaten eggs, double cream, parmesan, garlic, fried spring onion and mint together in a bowl then pour into the cooked tart case, arrange asparagus on top of the tart.
- Bake for 25 min at 150 degrees. Sprinkle extra parmesan and mint over the top to serve.
