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Asparagus and Gruyère Tart

Asparagus and Gruyère Tart
This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 278 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have kosher salt plus additional, heavy cream, gruyère, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Roll out pastry dough on a floured surface into a 15 1/2-inch round.
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Transfer to pizza pan by rolling dough around rolling pin and unrolling it across pan. Trim edge just enough to make even, then fold over and pinch to form a 1/2-inch-high, double-thick side. Prick bottom of shell all over with a fork and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice.
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Bake in middle of oven until sides are firm, about 20 minutes.
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Remove foil and weights carefully and bake shell until golden, about 10 minutes more, then cool.
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Layer asparagus on a steamer rack, sprinkling each layer with kosher salt to taste. Steam, covered, over boiling water until completely tender but not mushy, about 8 minutes for green asparagus or 12 for white, then transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
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Drain well and pat dry with paper towels.
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Whisk together cream, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and nutmeg, then season lightly with pepper.
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Pour custard evenly in tart shell.
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Sprinkle custard with two thirds of cheese, then arrange spears in custard, tips out (like the spokes of a wheel).
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Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
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Bake tart in middle of oven until custard is set, about 20 minutes.
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Then broil tart 2 to 3 inches from heat until golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
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·If you don't have a pizza pan, you can use a 12-inch tart pan (you'll need to trim asparagus to 5 1/2 inches).
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Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score15
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