Quark tart with asparagus Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Name: Quark tart with asparagus Recipe - Los Angeles Times
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 3/4 pound asparagus, trimmed of tough ends; 1/4 pound double-smoked slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 1 cup bacon cubes); 3 leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced; 2/3 cup quark, or 1/2 cup ricotta blended with 2 tablespoons sour cream; 3/4 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 extra-large eggs; 1 cup coarsely shredded Emmentaler cheese; 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell with a high fluted edge

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Take some milk, add a little acid and give the mixture time to do its thing -- who would have thought homemade cheese could be this simple? What with all the equipment and specialized ingredients I'd...

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3/4 pound asparagus, trimmed of tough ends
1/4 pound double-smoked slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 1 cup bacon cubes)
3 leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
2/3 cup quark, or 1/2 cup ricotta blended with 2 tablespoons sour cream
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 extra-large eggs
1 cup coarsely shredded Emmentaler cheese
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell with a high fluted edge