Heart-Shaped Puff Pastry with Herbed Cheese & Alfalfa Sprouts

Heart-Shaped Puff Pastry with Herbed Cheese & Alfalfa Sprouts

Flaky puff pastry hearts filled with lemony herbed cheese and alfalfa sprouts. Made for Valentine’s Day.

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
  • 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese or ricotta
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • A few drops of lemon juice
  • Optional: honey or pink peppercorns

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Roll out puff pastry lightly and cut into heart shapes (with a heart cutter or with a knife).
  3. Bake for 12-15 minutes until puffed and golden. Let cool slightly and cut them in half horizontally.
  4. Mix cheese with lemon zest, a few drops of lemon juice and pepper.
  5. Spread cheese on one of the sides of pastry hearts and top with alfalfa sprouts, and cover with the other half of the pastry hearts.
  6. Finish with olive oil and optional honey or peppercorns.

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