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Herby asparagus & bacon tart
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Herby asparagus & bacon tart

12 ingredients 25 min + 35 min Serves 4 as a starter or 3 for lunch openrecipes
Herby asparagus & bacon tart

An open puff pastry pie of seasonal greens, mint, chives and parsley with a creamy mascarpone base

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1142
Calories
49g
Protein
54g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g rough puff pastry or use bought puff pastry
  • little flour , for the tray
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 100g bacon lardons
  • 100g ricotta
  • 85g mascarpone
  • zest 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp each snipped chives and chopped curly parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint
  • 2 tbsp grated Parmesan
  • bunch asparagus , trimmed

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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