Name: Asparagus & cheese tart
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: Cuts into 8 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 140g plain flour; 85g butter cubed; 85g cheddar (such as Montgomery or vegetarian alternative), or other hard cheese, finely grated; 5 eggs; 175ml milk; 100g cheddar (such as Montgomery or vegetarian alternative), or other hard cheese, grated; 300g asparagus trimmed and cut in half lengthways

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Asparagus & cheese tart

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Cuts into 8 slices

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Prep: 30 mins - 40 mins

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Bring together seasonal British flavours in this springtime quiche

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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For the pastry

140g plain flour
85g butter

cubed
85g cheddar

(such as Montgomery or vegetarian alternative), or other hard cheese, finely grated

For the filling

5 eggs
175ml milk
100g cheddar

(such as Montgomery or vegetarian alternative), or other hard cheese, grated
300g asparagus

trimmed and cut in half lengthways

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal329
fat24g
saturates12g
carbs16g
sugars2g
fibre1g
protein14g
salt1g

low

Method

step 1

Put the flour in a bowl, add the butter to the flour and rub in with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the grated cheddar into the pastry and mix. Add 3 tbsp cold water and mix until the pastry forms a ball. Wrap in cling film and chill for 5 mins. Butter a 20 x 6cm deep loose-bottom tart tin, or a 35 x 12cm rectangular tart tin.
step 2

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly dust the work surface with flour, roll out the pastry and line the tin. Chill in the freezer for 20 mins, then line the pastry case with baking paper, fill with beans and cook for 15 mins. Remove the beans and paper, then return the pastry case to the oven for 10 mins.
step 3

Crack the eggs into a jug, whisk, then add the milk and whisk again. Sprinkle half the grated cheese over the pastry case, then add the asparagus, egg mix and remaining cheese (if using a rectangular tin, you may not need all the mixture, so add it gradually). Bake in the lower half of the oven for 30-35 mins or until the egg mix is set.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2006

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