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I’d been eyeing this recipe since I got my new cookbook, but they were out of frozen puff pastry at the store. I finally found some this week, so I decided to make it. This is definitely not a low fat, healthy recipe! The main offender is the frozen puff pastry, but it’s what makes this recipe simple. Gruyère is a super expensive Swiss cheese. I didn’t feel like spending $15 for a small brick of Gruyère cheese, so I substituted it for sliced aged Swiss (found in the cheese aisle with sliced deli cheeses) that was only $2.50. Since the cheese will be melted anyway, this actually made it quicker since you just have to lay the slices out over the pastry. I love asparagus, and after my last asparagus disaster, I was really happy to have found a good recipe this time.
Cookbook: Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart
Healthy – Consider this a splurge or pass on the whole recipe! :(
Vegan – I’m not sure how great vegan cheese would melt with this recipe, but it’s worth a try, because the asparagus is so good. Instead of using puff pastry, make a vegan pastry pie crust recipe.
Ingredient List: asparagus, frozen puff pastry, Gruyère cheese (substitute with sliced aged Swiss), olive oil, salt.
poweredbytofu
June 6, 2009 at 8:52 amI got it from the Martha Stewart Everyday Food cookbook that is linked to in the post, but it looks like it’s also available online at Martha Stewart: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/perfect-asparagus-gruyere-tart
Mary Carney
June 6, 2009 at 2:25 amI cannot seem to find the exact recipe for this tart … method, oven temperature, etc …. how do I get that information. It sounds delicious. Thanks.