Recipe: Red Tart with Green Asparagus

For the dough:

1- Mix salt, flour and butter in a food processor.

2- Pour into a bowl and add the egg yolk and 5 cl water.

3- Knead without overworking the dough.

4- Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 min.

5- Preheat oven to 180°.

6- After 30 min., roll out the dough in a tart pan and bake blind for 20 min.
For the filling:

7- Brown the lardons until nicely colored.

8- In a bowl mix the eggs and the 2 creams. Add the browned lardons.

9- Rinse the asparagus under water. Remove the tips on a good 10 cm length, and cut the rest into 1 cm pieces.

10- In the bacon pan, heat the olive oil and cook the asparagus over low heat until colored and cooked but still crispy.

11- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Slice the red onion into thin rings.
Assembly:

12- Pour the egg + cream + lardons mixture onto the cooked dough. Then add the asparagus pieces, onion rings and cherry tomatoes.

13- Bake for 25 min at 180°C.

14- Arrange the asparagus tips on the tart before serving.