Asparagus & Parmesan Cream Pastry

Mandy H
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Asparagus & Parmesan Cream Pastry

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With last minute dinner company coming, I had a side dish emergency! Luckily, Philadelphia Cream Cheese saved the day with this quick, easy, and elegant tart. Served up with grilled chicken or fish, this is a perfect entertaining recipe and even easy enough for a weeknight meal.

Prep time: 15 minutes
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Cook time: 20 minutes
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Total time: 35 minutes
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Servings: 8

8 ounce(s) of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough
1/2 cup(s) of grated parmesan cheese
3 tbsp. of fresh lemon juice
5 basil leaves, chopped
1 pound(s) of fresh asparagus (16 spears)
1 pinch of sea salt
2 tbsp. of olive oil
2 tbsp. of shaved parmesan cheese
1 nonstick cooking spray

Steps

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Remove pastry dough from freezer and let thaw for 10 minutes.
While dough is thawing, wash and trim asparagus so it is 1
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, grated parmesan, chopped basil leaves, and lemon juice. Set aside.
Spread dough onto a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cut into four equal rectangles and spread apart slightly on sheet.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto each of the pastry rectangles, not quite to each edge.
Press four asparagus spears onto each rectangle, alternating direction.
Sprinkle pastries with a pinch of sea salt and drizzle with olive oil.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes until pastries are golden brown.
Remove from oven, slice each pastry in half and transfer to serving platter.
Garnish with a sprinkle of shaved parmesan cheese and serve.

29 Comments

1 – Apr 29, 2010

I'm not a big asparagus fan because I don't know how to fix it...THIS will be a great recipe to try for my family firsts asparagus taste! Great job Mandy!