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crispy and delicious asparagus and potato tart
© David Loftus

crispy and delicious asparagus and potato tart

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Filo pastry can be bought in all supermarkets now, yet it often gets forgotten about. You can usually find it in either the fresh or the frozen pastry sections. Next time you’re out shopping, pick some up – everyone should keep some at home because it’s wonderful to use as a base for sweet and savory tarts, or to wrap around cheese or spiced meat fillings. It goes really crunchy when cooked, so it’s great with softer things. For this recipe, I’ve used it to make a quick open tart – perfect for a picnic or a simple lunch with a salad. You could even make individual ones and serve them as starters.

Put your potatoes into a pan of salted boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Meanwhile blanch your asparagus in a separate pan of salted boiling water for 4 minutes, and drain in a colander.

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Get an ovenproof dish – I’ve used many different shapes and sizes. Layer the sheets of filo pastry in the dish, brushing them with melted butter as you go and letting about 2.5cm hang over the edge. You want to get the pastry about five layers thick. Put a clean, damp tea towel over the top and put to one side.

When the potatoes are done, mash them with the cheeses. In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs and cream and stir in your cheesy mashed potato. Grate in the nutmeg, season well with pepper and mix together. Spread the mashed potato over the filo pastry, then bring up the sides of the filo and scrunch them together to form a rim. Take your blanched asparagus and line them up across the filling, making sure you cover it all. Brush all over with the remaining melted butter and pop into the preheated oven for around 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve just as you would a quiche for a quick lunch or supper, with a salad.


• from Jamie at Home

ingredients


• 500g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 500g asparagus spears, woody ends removed
• 200g filo pastry
• 100g butter, melted
• 100g freshly grated Lancashire cheese
• 100g freshly grated Cheddar cheese
• 3 large organic or free-range eggs
• 1 x 284ml pot of double cream
• ¼ of a nutmeg

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1. by Christie on Sun 22 Jan 2012 @ 15:18

Faced some issues when it came to a couple ingredients. I'm across the pond in Canada and I spent a good 20 minutes in my supermarket's international cheese section looking for Lancashire cheese :( Luckily, I found a substitute with this nifty website http://www.foodsubs.com/Chesfirm.html and used feta instead. Double cream is only sold in specialty stores, so I had to make due with whipping cream.<br /> Though it was super tasty anyway, I also found that the baking time was not enough. I cooked it for 20 minutes and it came out all runny and gloopy. It was only the next day when my hubby and I reheated the leftovers that it came out firm.

2. by PAULA on Wed 26 Oct 2011 @ 20:41

Hi Jamie, I love yours tv programs, especiality "Jamie at Home". I want know where I can t o find your recipes on spanish. My english is horrible.<br /> Kisses.<br /> Paula

3. by Hollie on Tue 21 Jun 2011 @ 21:09

I tried this recipe last weekend - last time for asparagus this year!. It was realy great! I used 500g filo and 200g Emmenthaler and it had to bake about 40 min. The filo was realy crispy. I'm sure this recipe will go as well with Broccoli, Mangold(?) or any other vegetable. I wll try it out.<br /> Thanks for the recipe! It is definitely a keeper!

4. by Joy on Fri 20 May 2011 @ 22:29

I love you Jamie, but I'm afraid this was a little too rich for me...I would make this again, but would halve the amount of cheese, slightly increase the amount of potato, whilst slightly reducing the amount of cream.

5. by Carolyn on Fri 29 Apr 2011 @ 04:29

I recently made baclava in a camp oven. FILO is great and next time I go camping I will make this it reads great and I love asparagus

6. by fooodie v on Tue 07 Dec 2010 @ 16:53

can i do this with puff pastry?

7. by Honeybunchkins on Sat 19 Jun 2010 @ 22:02

This is an absaloutley amazing recipe. I tried it and was amazed at how much the asparagus flavor really did get into the rest of the tart, it's also easy to make, which is good for me :P

8. by Christina on Sat 09 Jan 2010 @ 06:39

I unfortunately missed this episode of jamie at home (so hard to wake myself up by 9 am), but i just treated myself to the book for christmas... this is the first recipe i've made from it (and maybe the 3rd recipe i've made ever) and i am totally thrilled. Not only did i just this month discover that i liked asparagus, but I found a wonderful recipe to put it in...
I am a mashed potato lover which didn't hurt... I think the overall taste was wonderful, the nuttiness of the asparagus wasn't overshadowed at all by the richness of the potatoes. I did have to sub Sharp white cheddar cheese as my lame grocery store does not carry lancashire and no one there knows anything about cheeses, but it tasted fantastic. My husband and i loved it. And its so beautiful too!
Perhaps the best part is that it was cheap, and in a few years when ive grown my own asparagus and potatoes it will be even cheaper! I have enough ingredients to make it again. And since i like it so much i'm sure ill try subbing some milk for the cream, and a little less butter, but i'm certain it'll still be delightful. I definitely recommend this one... obviously since i've run my mouth so much-sorry.

`Chrisi

9. by ade from staffs on Sun 27 Sep 2009 @ 15:24

jamie your programs are ace and we both watch and cook your ideas as much as poss. thanx loads keep cooking hard we love love it xxxxx ade emma

10. by Jane on Wed 17 Jun 2009 @ 17:04

This is a very good dish! I made it for my family, it is easy, quick and tastes GREAT! Thanks Jamie :)

11. by Mai Lima on Fri 29 May 2009 @ 16:03

Great recipe! Simple and delicious! Thanks, Jamie!
And... please, no measurements in ounces! Keep the grams and ml. That's what most of the world use! :)

12. by Lisa on Wed 27 May 2009 @ 23:13

I like this recipe, easy, quick-ish, and tasty, bit like my other half!:-)

Lisa.X

13. by yoyo on Tue 26 May 2009 @ 22:55

I saw Jamie make this and am inspired to try it but the calories!! Cream, butter, lots of cheese, potatoes etc......can we have a version that is lower on fat? The challenge facing all of us is tasty healthy food that doesnt make us tubby - Jamie included.

14. by massimiliano 25 on Mon 25 May 2009 @ 08:16

NICE IDEA US THE OTHER FOR JAMIE,GREAT!

15. by alexander hilditch on Tue 19 May 2009 @ 15:54

jamie think off the people on the dole they cant pay for all the ingredesints you publish never mind your booksthis

16. by karen on Tue 19 May 2009 @ 12:20

jamie i will make this but can you give me some ideas for a different base as im allergic to wheat thankyou.

17. by julie on Mon 18 May 2009 @ 18:55

jamie and fellow chefs, is there anyway you can give ingredients listings in ounces instead of grams and mls. i love getting your receipes , and im going to make this asparagus tart, i live in canada (original from ireland ) a long long time ago. thanks for the lovely recipes, i really enjoy your newsletter and your shows when they are aired in canada. ta ta for now. julie

18. by Dana on Mon 18 May 2009 @ 08:02

Jamie, I really need your help, Can you please do for Weight Watcher's what you did for school dinner's? As one of this countries very overweight women I have really tried hard to loose the weight, using the weight watcher meals, But jamie please please please help me, please go and purchase some of the meals that Weight Watcher's have put on the market and expect us to eat and enjoy. I dare you to try Weight Watcher's Macaroni Cheese, Sheperds Pie and Sausage and mash with cider gravy. Could you please show them how to make this food to taste better than it does. I am so desperate,

19. by AnnaAustria on Sat 16 May 2009 @ 10:42

this looks so delicious! im definitely going to try this!!!

20. by flo on Sat 16 May 2009 @ 01:47

waw! amazing! nothing else to say! Unless: thanks a million Jamie for this subtle combination!

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