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Asparagus and Marinated Artichoke Galette
Savory free-form tart with asparagus spears and oil-packed artichoke hearts on a lemony herbed cream cheese base. The dough takes five minutes and no food processor — just cold butter grated directly into flour. Once it comes out of the oven with the crust dark and blistered and the cheese puffed at the edges, it looks like something you'd pay $18 for at a spring brunch spot.
75 min 385 kcal 6 serves Advanced🌿Vegetarian🇺🇸USA★★★★★4.8· 5 reviews
Ingredients
ServingsMetric
- 200 gall-purpose flour
- 1 tspfine salt
- 120 gcold unsalted butter
- 4 tbspice water
- 225 gcream cheese
- 1 lemon, zest and 1 tbsp juice
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 3 tbspfresh thyme leaves
- ½ tspblack pepper
- 450 gasparagus, woody ends snapped off
- 280 gmarinated artichoke hearts
- 3 tbspolive oil
- ½ tspred pepper flakes
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbspwhole milk
- 1 tspflaky sea salt
- 30 gParmesan
Method
- Make the dough. Whisk flour and fine salt in a large bowl. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate the cold butter directly into the flour — work fast so the butter stays cold. Toss with your fingers until the mixture looks like rough, pea-sized crumbs with some flat shaggy bits. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time, tossing after each addition. Stop when the dough just holds together when you pinch it. Turn out onto plastic wrap, press into a rough 2 cm-thick disk, wrap tightly, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
- Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F) with a rack in the lower third. If you have a heavy-bottomed baking sheet, put it in the oven to preheat. Line a second baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the filling. Beat cream cheese with a fork until smooth. Add lemon zest, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, grated garlic, 2 tablespoons thyme, black pepper, and a pinch of salt. Mix until fully combined. Taste — it should be bright and savory.
- Prep the vegetables. Toss the asparagus with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. Pat the artichoke hearts dry with paper towels — this step is not optional; wet artichokes will steam instead of roast and turn the crust soggy. Toss them separately with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper into a rough 38 cm circle. Slide the parchment with the dough onto the room-temperature baking sheet.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough, leaving a 4 cm border. Scatter the Parmesan evenly over the cream cheese. Arrange the asparagus spears over the cheese. Tuck the artichoke halves cut-side down between the asparagus spears. Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over everything and scatter the red pepper flakes and remaining thyme on top.
- Fold and seal. Lift the edges of the dough up and over the outer ring of filling, making loose pleats every 5 cm. Whisk the egg yolk with the milk and brush it generously over the folded crust. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
- If your oven has a preheated baking sheet, carefully slide the parchment with the galette directly onto it. Bake for 38–42 minutes until the crust is deep golden brown with dark spots at the edges and the asparagus tips are lightly charred. The cream cheese should be puffed and a little blistered. Let cool on the pan for 10 minutes before sliding it onto a cutting board.
FAQ
Yes, and it’s a legitimate shortcut. Use an all-butter puff pastry sheet, thawed according to package directions. Roll it out slightly thinner — about 3 mm. The folding and filling steps are identical. Check at 28 minutes since puff pastry browns faster.
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Season asparagus and marinated artichoke galette in layers. Salt at the beginning draws out moisture and helps browning. Acid at the end brightens everything. This two-stage approach creates more complex flavor than seasoning once.