Phelps' Market Recipes
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		Asparagus Tart
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		Yield: Serves 8
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		
		
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									pastry for 9-inch pie, homemade or refrigerated crust
									
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									asparagus, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
									
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									Jarlsberg Swiss cheese, shredded
									
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									pimiento strips
									
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									cornstarch
									
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									salt
									
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									black pepper
									
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									half-and-half
									
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									eggs, slightly beaten
									
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									Parmesan cheese, grated
									
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			Directions:
			Line 11-inch round fluted tart pan with pastry;  trim pastry even with top of pan and prick with fork.  Bake tart shell in preheated 450-degree oven for 10 minutes or just until lightly browned.  
Meanwhile, cook asparagus in boiling salted water just until crisp-tender;  drain thoroughly.  Remove baked shell from oven and reduce temperature to 375 degrees.  Sprinkle shell with Jarlsberg cheese;  top with well-drained asparagus and pimiento.  
In medium bowl, combine cornstarch, salt and black pepper;  gradually stir in half-and-half and mix until smooth.  Stir in eggs and Parmesan cheese until well-blended;  pour mixture into tart shell over asparagus.  
Bake 35-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.  Let stand 5 minutes before serving.  
		 
	
	
	
	
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	Phelps' Market Recipes
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