Green Bean Mushroom Tart
This savory tart kicks old green bean casserole to the curb! Green Bean Mushroom Tart, loaded with fresh green beans, sautéed cremini mushrooms, crispy shallots, and blue cheese will be the talk of the table this Thanksgiving!
Hard-Knocks and Gratitude.
November is the official month to be thankful.
I try to live in a place of gratitude. Some days are easier than others. Yet I don’t believe you can have true joy, if you aren’t grateful for the people, simple pleasures, and opportunities around you.
Sometimes, it takes a little reminiscing on the hard times, to see clearly all the blessing in your life.
…To see how far you’ve come.
We love living in Asheville, but to be honest, it hasn’t been easy the last few years. I tell you this, not for sympathy, but to emphasize that we all go through hard times. Every one of us. It’s our perspective that determines how we handle the hard-knocks.
Just a few little hiccups along the road:
- We moved 14 hours away from family while I was pregnant. No friends. No support system.
- Lt. Dan’s first job here offered great incentives, but we never ever saw each other, because he worked 90+ hours a week.
- The crashing economy ate our lunch, big time.
- A trusted friend turned out to be a manipulative scoundrel.
- We went through a series of life-altering events including working/living apart for several months, complete career changes, and a head-on collision last spring.
Even still, there are so many things to be thankful for, if we don’t wallow in self-pity:
- Our family is healthy.
- Our marriage has grown stronger through the hard times.
- Our babies are full of life and laughter.
- Deep friendships have formed that have helped heal the hurt of past betrayal.
- Having to rethink your life and start fresh, causes you to dream again.
- Even the birth of this blog has brought me so much joy… and hopefully joy to you as well.
I am very grateful.
For the little daily blessings.
For the journey, be it ever so bumpy.
For the humbled perspective.
For refreshed faith.
Sometimes you have to stop on the path, and look back at the murk behind you, to find contentment. Let’s all take time this month to see our life in a new light and be thankful for it.
Thankfulness = Happiness.
This savory tart is a play off an old classic Thanksgiving side-dish, green bean casserole. Green bean casserole is alright, but on Thanksgiving I want every dish to be spectacular.
As mentioned above, life has caused me to rethink a lot things in the last few years, and now I do it to everything. Here is my “rethunk” version of green bean casserole.
My Green Bean Mushroom Tart is visually pleasing savory tart with tender blanched green beans, topped with earthy mushrooms, crunchy shallots and creamy blue cheese. All the traditional elements of a green bean casserole are respectfully represented improved upon, if I do say so myself.
Not only does this easy green bean mushroom tart add color and texture to your Thanksgiving table, it tastes like heaven!
More Thanksgiving Dishes:
Slow Cooker Apple Butter Yeast Rolls
Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes ~ Spoon Fork Bacon
Guinness Gravy ~ Food For My Family
Broccoli Cheddar Pot Pies ~ Oh My Veggies
Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apple Sauce ~ Baked By Rachel
Green Bean Mushroom Tart
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 pound thin green beans trimmed
- 3 tablespoons butter divided
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced thin
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 shallots peeled and sliced thin
- 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Blanch the green beans in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Drain and place in cold water to cool. Then set on a paper towel to dry.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and the thyme and saute for 3-5 minutes. Then add the garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Saute another 2-3 minutes and remove from skillet and pull out the thyme sprigs.
- Add the remaining butter to the skillet with the sliced shallots. Saute until golden-brown and crispy, 5-8 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the puff pastry down the middle and place both pieces 3-4 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Whisk the egg with a tablespoon of water, and brush the pastry sheets with egg. Neatly layer green beans down the length of each puff pastry rectangle.
- On both puff pastry sheets, top the green beans with mushrooms, crumbled blue cheese, and crispy onions. Salt and Pepper lightly.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until the edges are golden. Serve warm or room temperature.
This is such a nice post. It’s always nice to step back and remember to be thankful! I adore this tart too!
Wow!This recipe looks amazing! Thank you so much. I was looking for a different and nice recipe for a friends meeting dinner and this IS IT! And thank you for the big effort you make everytime you send us your amazing recipes. I love to get your emails and posts. I’m also a very positive person and I agree with you. We have to be thankful for everything we have. :-)
Paula, Thanks for the kind words! I thoroughly enjoy creating recipes and sharing them with friends. It is a true labor of love. HUGS!
I love your post today, well I love it everyday! It’s so wonderful how you are greatful and see the bright side of things!
I love that you kicked the old green bean casserole to the curb, thisis WAY better!
I’m okay with more emails from you– thanks for giving me more tasty recipes!
Thanks Elizabeth! I just want to be sensitive to the inbox. :)
A beautiful tart and a beautiful post! Gratitude is so important!
I love a good tart! Just made a mushroom tart myself love the addition of green beans!
It looks so beautiful and way better than the casserole. I’m not a blue cheese fan, so maybe I can substitute another cheese? I need to find a reason to make this!
Of course! What about goat cheese?
I try to add a new spin on a traditional item each year, not to replace the standards, but to enhance and grow our menu! This is one I’m going to try, one to send to my husbands family (he and his children will go to his family and I will go to mine) and one for my family table as well. I think the prep time on this will work well with my jalepeno bourbon cranberries!
oh my goodness I want to trade what I’m having for breakfast to that!!! YUM! This will take over as the new green bean dish for Thanksgiving for sure!!
Ahhh, this looks amazing! I am going to make this for sure! I totally love green bean casserole (canned soup and all), but this takes it to another, delicious-er (sure it’s a word!) level. :D
I love this green bean tart! Definitely another options besides green bean casserole!
LOVE this!! My family lives for the traditional dish, but I would keep this one all. to. my. self.
I am grateful you write such great recipes! :)
Love how versatile puff pastry is – last year I made a sweet potato tart with it and then used the leftover pastry for some cookies. This looks delicious!
This is seriously the most gorgeous tart ever. I’m totally dying.
Much classier than the traditional green been casserole…which I don’t like or cook. And a nice round up of life’s experiences. There’s sadness and joy and hope and disappointment. For me, it’s all bearable knowing I’m not along in the world. Mr. Hungry Couple and I will endure against the world and with it. Happy Thanksgiving.
Anita, I know exactly what you mean. :)
Looks awesome, my friend… I’ve never thought to do a green bean tart… the mushrooms, I love!
What a beautiful, thoughtful post Sommer – I do believe the hiccups and challenges we face along the way in life make us stronger and help shape and mold who we are. Life is never boring and we never stop learning. Your tart is beautiful and I’d love that over green bean casserole anytime!
Thanks Jeanette, You just went through a big challenge with “Sandy” and managed o stay so positive. I love that!