Mini Asparagus & Blue Cheese Tarts

Name: Mini Asparagus & Blue Cheese Tarts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 250 g Homebrand flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 125 g Homebrand butter; 1 egg; 4 cloves garlic; 2-3 sprigs sprigs fresh thyme; 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 spears asparagus, blanched, and chopped; 80 g blue cheese, crumbled; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup Homebrand cream; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

30 minutes + 25 minutes

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Ingredients

250 g Homebrand flour
1/2 tsp salt
125 g Homebrand butter
1 egg
4 cloves garlic
2-3 sprigs sprigs fresh thyme
1 tbsp olive oil
4 spears asparagus, blanched, and chopped
80 g blue cheese, crumbled
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 eggs
1/2 cup Homebrand cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

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Method

Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly grease two 12 hole mini muffin tins.

In a piece of tin foil wrap the garlic, thyme and olive oil and place in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes or until soft. Squash with a folk and cool.

In a food processor place the flour, salt and butter and whiz until you have small crumbs. Add the egg and two tablespoons of cold water and pulse to form a soft dough.

Remove from the processor wrap in cling wrap and place in fridge for 30 minutes.

Roll the pastry until 2-3mm thick. Using a circle cutter slightly larger than the mini muffin tray holes, cut your shapes. Press pastry gently into tins.

In a bowl combine the garlic, thyme, asparagus, blue cheese, spring onion and parsley. Spoon the mixture into the pastry cases.

In a small jug whisk the eggs, cream and salt and pepper. Pour into the pastry carefully. Do not overfill or they will overflow while cooking.

Place into the oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and puffed.

Remove from the oven and let sit only for a couple of minutes before removing the tarts from the tin.

Tip: The cream can be replaced with milk, crème fraiche or sour cream in this recipe. And if you don’t like blue cheese, try the recipe with feta instead.