Garden Fresh Asparagus & Cheese Tart

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 26 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 red onion, medium,chopped
• 1 lb fresh asparagus (about 24 stalks)
• 1/2 package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (, or 2 tsp dried dill)
• 4 finely chopped green onions
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 trim tough ends of asparagus.
• 2 bring a pan of salted water to boil and cook asparagus for 1 minute.
• 3 drain immediately and rinse in cold water; set aside.
• 4 in a med.
• 5 sized non-stick frying pan, sauté red onion in oil over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.
• 6 in a bowl, combine the cheese mixture ingredients.
• 7 on a slightly floured surface, roll out the defrosted pastry into a 9" x 12" rectangle.
• 8 place the pastry on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 using a sharp knife, score a straight line around all 4 sides of the pastry to create a 1" border.
• 10 the filling of the tart will be placed inside the border leaving a 1" wide border of pastry to frame the tart.
• 11 pierce the pastry inside the border all over with a fork.
• 12 do not pierce the border.
• 13 place all ingredients inside the border, beginning by evenly spreading the onions over the pierced crust, then sprinkling 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture over the onions, then top with the asparagus placed in a single row and finish by sprinkling the cheese mixture evenly over the asparagus.
• 14 preheat oven to 450°f, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.
• 15 serve immediately.