Here’s the best spring appetizer/savory tart recipe for any special occasions coming up! Easter lunch, Mother’s Day brunch or any dinner party would be the better with these cuties on the table.
Creamy, melty Brie cheese and roasted asparagus sit atop crisp, buttery puff pastry, and are adorned with a golden thyme honey for a killer sweet-savory combination. I like to use all-butter puff pastry, such as Dufour, because, honestly, it just tastes better than that other (ahem) stuff that you commonly find in the frozen foods section of the grocery store. If that’s all you can get your hands on, that’s fine but it really is worth trying the all-butter pastry if you come across it!
I parbake the puff pastry with a sheet pan on top so it doesn’t puff too much, and because the asparagus takes much less time to cook. Is there anything worse than stringy, mushy asparagus? Ugh, it’s one of my worst textural nightmares. After parbaking, a slice of Brie with the rind on-even though I’m not a rind person despite feeling especially guilty after reading this article-because it holds the cheese together when it bakes, and some fresh asparagus on top…another quick bake and you have a great portable appetizer!
A drizzle of honey flavored with thyme and red pepper flakes sends this over the top, especially if you do a little drizzle party at the table so people can really take in its pure beauty.
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