Ingredients
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon flour
2 Tablespoons milk
1-1/4 cups half-and-half
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
1 pound fresh asparagus
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Directions
1 - Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2 - Roll out pastry; line 9-inch pie pan.
3 - Prick with a fork; bake 12 minutes.
4 - Melt butter in saucepan.
5 - Stir in flour; cook over medium-low heat, stirring, 1 minute.
6 - Stir in milk and a little half-and-half; add half-and-half until all is accommodated and mixture is smooth and thickened.
7 - Stir in tarragon, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
8 - Steam asparagus over boiling water until bright green and just tender, 8 to 9 minutes.
9 - Arrange asparagus in tart shell, cover with tarragon sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
10 - Bake 15 minutes.
MAKES 6 servings
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon flour
2 Tablespoons milk
1-1/4 cups half-and-half
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
1 pound fresh asparagus
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Directions
1 - Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2 - Roll out pastry; line 9-inch pie pan.
3 - Prick with a fork; bake 12 minutes.
4 - Melt butter in saucepan.
5 - Stir in flour; cook over medium-low heat, stirring, 1 minute.
6 - Stir in milk and a little half-and-half; add half-and-half until all is accommodated and mixture is smooth and thickened.
7 - Stir in tarragon, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
8 - Steam asparagus over boiling water until bright green and just tender, 8 to 9 minutes.
9 - Arrange asparagus in tart shell, cover with tarragon sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
10 - Bake 15 minutes.
MAKES 6 servings