Ricotta Asparagus Tart – light puff pastry crust with a filling of herbed ricotta, parmesan and romano cheeses, a layer of thinly sliced onions and then topped with asparagus. Sigh. Perfection!
Happy Hump Day! It got up into the 80’s yesterday (I’m not ready for that kind of hot!). But overall, just really starting to feel like spring here. What’s the weather like where you live?
Since it’s finally almost May, it’s asparagus season! I’m loving all the green bundles of asparagus at the grocery store – yum! It’s one of my favorite veggies. When I saw asparagus on this month’s Mystery Dish ingredient list from Krista at Inspiration Kitchen, I knew right away I had to make a recipe using it.
Here are her ingredients: Apricots, Asparagus, Vidalia Onions, Fennel/Tarragon, Chicken, Puff Pastry, Coconut, Cashews, Chocolate and Pineapple.
So of course, asparagus right? I’ve always wanted to make an asaragus tart so I thought, what the heck? Why not? So I used puff pastry and onions from the list to make seriously one of the best things I’ve ever eaten/made. I love this tart so much!
If you’ve ever felt nervous about making a tart because it looks complicated, believe me – it’s not! It’s super easy. The best part is that you don’t have to cook the asparagus ahead of time, it cooks right on top of the tart. Plus the cheeses mix together make one heck of a filling and the onions add such great flavor.
You will not regret making this delicious spring treat! Don’t forget to scroll down to check out what my Mystery Dish friends made this month!
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup grated romano cheese
- juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp. salt or more to taste
- 1/4 tsp. pepper or more to taste
- 1/2 vidalia onion sliced extra thin into circles
- 1 bunch asparagus about 1 pound - bottoms trimmed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Roll out pastry to a 9x13" rectangle. Fold edges over a bit to create a crust. Move to a parchment-covered baking sheet. Prick a few times with a fork. Place in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine ricotta, parmesan, romano, lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl. When pastry is done, spread ricotta mixture over the crust. Spread a thin layer of onion circles over ricotta and then line asparagus over the onions.
- Bake until pastry is golden brown and asparagus is tender, about 30 minutes. Slice into long pieces, serve and enjoy!
Here’s what my Mystery Dish friends made with this month’s ingredients:
- Pineapple Cake from I Dig Pinterest
- Tropical Chicken Tacos from Inspiration Kitchen
- Honey Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki Skillet from Flavor the Moments
- Chicken Alfredo Bacon Pastry Pockets from Simply Gloria
- Pineapple Scones from The Pajama Chef
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Perfection indeed, this tart looks delicious!
Thanks Jasline!! xo!
This tart is seriously so beautiful! Asparagus and ricotta cheese sounds like a match made in heaven and it definitely works wonders in this gorgeous tart! I want a piece. 🙂
Come over and eat it with me, Sarah! Lol! Thanks so much for such a sweet comment! xo!
This tart looks delicious, Jen! Love asparagus!
It’s slowly warming up here. We had a week of high 70 weather and then it turned cool again. Hopefully it’s going to continue to warm back up.
I’m glad it’s warming up a bit for you! I feel like it’s been too hot here and I’m ready for it to be a bit cool again, haha! I hope you’re having a great week!
Wow! Well this is just simply stunning 🙂 Love the creamy ricotta!
Thanks Medha! Ricotta is the bomb!
The weather was gorgeous here as well yesterday. This tart is gorgeous too. I can eat asparagus all the time.
I can eat asparagus any day of the week! I love it too! Thanks Kathy!
YAY for asparagus season! This looks amazing!
asparagus, ricotta, and puff pastry are three of my favorite things – this tart looks simply incredible
It has basically been in the 40s, maybe a few early 50s here in Chicago. But 70 is in the forecast this weekend! This looks like the perfect brunch option to serve for an al fresco meal. Yum!
I can’t buy enough asparagus lately and this is such a great way to change things up! This would be great for brunch, too!