RECIPE: Christina's Asparagus Tart

Christina, bump and tart

Despite now being RIDICULOUSLY pregnant with twins (and I really do mean ridiculously – they’re coming out in less than a week) my gorgeous and blooming friend Christina treated myself and Christine to an amazing tea earlier this week.

Christina is such a trooper. Most women would be lying on the sofa moaning by this point in a twin pregnancy, but Chris is still being proactive, waddling off out to meet friends (albeit slowly), shopping, cooking and organising all her photos on her laptop. She may not be able to put her own shoes on anymore, but she still cooks up a mean Asparagus Tart. Here’s the recipe….

INGREDIENTS

6tbsps mascarpone

40g grated cheddar cheese

3tbsp basil

½ lemon (Christina’s pregnancy craving has been lemons)

1 pack ready-to-roll puff pastry

1 pack asparagus spears

1 tbsp olive oil

Cherry tomatoes, chopped

METHOD

Heat oven to about 200C. Mix the mascarpone with the cheese, basil and lemon. Lay the pastry out onto a baking tray, then spread the cheese mixture over the top of it. Layer the asparagus onto the mixture, then sprinkle the tomatoes over the top. Drizzle with the oil, then bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.