Impress your guests at your next brunch gathering with this delicious asparagus spring brunch tart with salmon ribbons and caviar

Asparagus spring Brunch tart with salmon ribbons and cavia. Picture: Supplied
This recipe combines the fresh flavours of asparagus, peas, and spinach with creamy goat’s cheese and smoky bacon, all baked into a flaky tart crust.
Topped with salmon ribbons and a touch of caviar, this dish is perfect for springtime.
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Asparagus spring Brunch tart with salmon ribbons and caviar
Ingredients
- 1 roll of store-bought shortcrust pastry
- 150 g asparagus
- 150 g fresh peas
- 150 g baby spinach chopped roughly
- 5 spring onions chopped
- 250 g of streaky bacon diced
- 5 large eggs
- 300 ml heavy cream
- Handful of chopped fresh chives
- 1 log of plain goat cheese
- 200 g smoked salmon or trout ribbons
- 1 jar of trout or salmon caviar
- Sliced fresh radishes
- Green soft herbs like basil, Italian parsley and fennel or dill
Method
- Set the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Grease a high-rimmed tart tin 4cm x 25 cm really well – roll out the shortcrust pastry on a floured surface, place tart tin onto the pastry and cut a round circle with a sharp knife 5 cm bigger than the base. Line the tin with the pastry and let it rest in the fridge.
- Blanch the asparagus and peas for 1 minute in boiling water, scoop out immediately and dunk into an ice bath – let it rest for 5 minutes, remove and pat dry.
- Cut the asparagus’ woody bases off, discard and slice up the stems and add to the
- Fry the bacon in a pan till golden brown mix with the greens and add the chopped spinach – spoon into the tart casing.
- Whisk the eggs and cream together and season with salt and pepper – pour over the greens and garnish with the chopped chives and crumbled goat’s cheese.
- Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven – test by gently pressing in the middle – if no egg mixture comes through the top when pressed the tart is ready.
- Let it cool for at least an hour – garnish with salmon ribbons, caviar, fresh herbs and sliced radishes.
Notes and tips: - Make the recipe your own by adding your own choice of green vegetables like baby marrow or sugar snap peas as well as any fresh herbs growing in the garden.
- Use any mild white cheese even cream cheese if goat cheese is not available.
*This recipe was sourced from Mynhardt Joubert with permission.
PrintAsparagus spring Brunch tart with salmon ribbons and caviar
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
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- 1 roll of store-bought shortcrust pastry
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- 150 g asparagus
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- 150 g fresh peas
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- 150 g baby spinach chopped roughly
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- 5 spring onions chopped
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- 250 g of streaky bacon diced
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- 5 large eggs
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- 300 ml heavy cream
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- Handful of chopped fresh chives
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- 1 log of plain goat cheese
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- 200 g smoked salmon or trout ribbons
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- 1 jar of trout or salmon caviar
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- Sliced fresh radishes
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- Green soft herbs like basil, Italian parsley and fennel or dill
Instructions
- Set the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Grease a high-rimmed tart tin 4cm x 25 cm really well – roll out the shortcrust pastry on a floured surface, place tart tin onto the pastry and cut a round circle with a sharp knife 5 cm bigger than the base. Line the tin with the pastry and let it rest in the fridge.
- Blanch the asparagus and peas for 1 minute in boiling water, scoop out immediately and dunk into an ice bath – let it rest for 5 minutes, remove and pat dry.
- Cut the asparagus’ woody bases off, discard and slice up the stems and add to the
- Fry the bacon in a pan till golden brown mix with the greens and add the chopped spinach – spoon into the tart casing.
- Whisk the eggs and cream together and season with salt and pepper – pour over the greens and garnish with the chopped chives and crumbled goat’s cheese.
- Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven – test by gently pressing in the middle – if no egg mixture comes through the top when pressed the tart is ready.
- Let it cool for at least an hour – garnish with salmon ribbons, caviar, fresh herbs and sliced radishes.
Notes and tips: - Make the recipe your own by adding your own choice of green vegetables like baby marrow or sugar snap peas as well as any fresh herbs growing in the garden.
- Use any mild white cheese even cream cheese if goat cheese is not available.
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