Tuesday Night Supper Club--Asparagus Tart

 I guess this would really pass more as a quiche 

than a tart

but because it really is not deep

and isn't terribly eggy

i prefer to term it a tart

call it what you want

but no matter the name

it is good

asparagus tart
(printable recipe)

butter pie crust or puff pastry

roasted garlic cloves

1 bunch asparagus--cleaned and ends trimmed

3 eggs

1/2 cup half and half

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chevre

1/2 tsp black pepper

pinch of salt

if using a pie crust, line the tart pan and blind bake until it is still blond in color. if using a puff pastry crust, line the tart pan and do not blind bake.  once tart is prepared, smear the bottom with the roasted garlic (to prepare garlic, place whole cloves with skin on in foil and bake at 400 until they are softened and like a paste).  meanwhile, whisk together the eggs, pepper, half and half, parmesan, chevre, black pepper, and salt.  pour  into prepared crust.  carefully place the asparagus in a line down the middle of the tart.  bake in a 350 oven until the tart is completely cooked through and is beginning to brown. 

EAT UP!

A is for Asparagus

i've joined a group

and we are learning the alphabet

on thursdays

see what it is all about here

its a remedial round-up

and each thursday i will be challenged to come up with a recipe

for the letter of the day

today was the first day

and the letter is A

and it took me some time to get with the program

so i am a bit late

but like epstein

i have a note

dear jenny

christy didn't meet the deadline

because

she lives in southern california

and building the arc took longer 

than anticipated

but although 

A is for Arc

thats not her topic

please excuse her tardiness

signed

christy's mother

(if you are too old or too young to get the epstein reference, i am sorry that you missed out on that very important time in our cultural history)

today i made a lunch that started out light

until i guilded it

to an obscene caloric giant

which i am so very good at

Asparagus with Poached Egg and Hollandaise

1 bunch steamed asparagus

1 recipe hollandaise sauce

(recipe in old post here)

1 poached egg

parmesan cheese

black pepper

Layer and serve