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Pesto Pastry Squares with Roasted Red and Green

15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 20 squares

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet 1/2 box, frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
  • 1 bunch asparagus, about 30 spears tough ends broken off
  • 10 grape tomatoes halved
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup freshly shaved Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Gently unfold dough and roll out just a little.
  • Spread dough with a thin layer of pesto sauce. Top pesto with a thin layer of mayo.
  • Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.
  • Rinse asparagus and wrap in a paper towel and microwave for 2 minutes until crisp tender.
  • Cut into 1 inch pieces and lay in rows on pastry.
  • Top with tomato halves.
  • Drizzle with a scant amount of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. Cut into 4 rows, and each row into 5 squares.
Keyword asparagus & tomato tart, Christmas appetizer, Pesto Pastry Squares with asparagus and tomato