Monday, March 30, 2009

Mushroom and Asparagus Tarts

This month's Bon Appetit was really fabulous. I made a vow to work more with puff pasty, and voila! They had the most delicious looking recipe. I made a few tweaks based on what I had in the fridge, but it was a really tasty spring treat.

Mushroom and Asparagus Tarts


2 sheets frozen puff pasty, thawed
1/4 cup butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 leek, rinsed and sliced
12 ounces baby portabello mushrooms
Salt and pepper to taste

1 pound asparagus spears, cut on diagonal into 1-inch pieces
Zest from 1 lemon
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Roll out pastry sheets and cut into 6 squares each and place on a baking sheet. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and leeks and saute 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and salt and pepper and cook additional 3 to 5 minutes. Place mushroom mixture in a bowl and refrigerate about 15 minutes. Toss in asparagus spears, lemon and cheese.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place mushroom asparagus mixture on each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border on each. Bake tarts 20 to 22 minutes, rotating halfway through cooking time.

4 comments:

Erin Krenek said...

Asparagus might be my favorite spring veggie. And when it's in a tart with gruyere, it's even better.

Brittney said...

You take a hiatus from blogging and you come back with THIS? YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE MUSHROOMS!

But I'm sure everyone else loved it, and for that, I congratulate you.

PS - I'm going to make you some food for your birthday when I come up there. Carrot cake cupcakes have been done - suggestions, or will you leave me to my own vices? Not a meal, just a thing--I'm not you, as you know.

Jodi said...

I love mushrooms and think this recipe looks divine. Alamo Drafthouse had a special mushroom madness pizza during SXSW...might have been a nightmare for Brittney but was heaven to me.

coffee and queso said...

Ah! I saw these in Bon Appetit as well; looked gorgeous there and here. Glad *someone* made them, since I didn't!