{"id":18085,"date":"2015-03-02T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=18085"},"modified":"2015-03-10T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T18:41:57","slug":"asparagus-and-brie-wonton-tartlets-with-riesling-or-merlot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/asparagus-and-brie-wonton-tartlets-with-riesling-or-merlot\/","title":{"rendered":"Asparagus and Brie Tartlets Recipe Paired with Riesling or Merlot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DFC<\/a>Eat Green this St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the month of March because it is a sign of fresh things to come. The weather is beginning to warm up and green is starting to poke out from under the snowy landscape.<\/p>\n

And of course that\u2019s not the only green we\u2019re seeing; St. Patrick\u2019s Day will bring a whole new slew of green things. And there\u2019s no better way to incorporate the festive colour into your St. Patty\u2019s day than with a delicious asparagus and Canadian Brie-based appetizer.<\/p>\n

Impress your guests with these Asparagus and Brie Wonton Tartlets <\/strong><\/a>– trust me, they taste as good as they look. The melted Canadian Brie is so soft and delicious and a mouthwatering companion to the crumbly tartlets. And not only do the asparagus spears provide a rich and delicious flavour – they\u2019re a burst of festive green as well.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to pair them with an occasion-appropriate beverage, try swapping out the usual green beer for a light Riesling or Merlot. Open Riesling Gewurtztraminer<\/strong><\/a> is a refreshing white wine with pretty floral and zesty notes. It\u2019s a fantastic value wine that your guests will love.<\/p>\n

And if you want to try a lush red wine instead, Quails\u2019 Gate Estate Winery Merlot<\/strong><\/a> is always a crowd-pleaser. It\u2019s a robust and smooth red with notes of dark fruit, chocolate, and dusty spice and sugarplum on the finish.<\/p>\n

Whatever you serve this March, I hope you have a great time celebrating. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m definitely looking forward to the warm weather ahead.<\/p>\n

Asparagus and Brie Wonton Tartlets<\/strong><\/a>\"open-riesling-gewurztraminer\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n24 wonton wrappers, thawed*<\/strong>
\n2\u00bd tbsp (40 ml) butter, divided
\n24 asparagus spears, cut into 1\u02dd (2.5 cm) lengths
\n1 French shallot, chopped
\n\u00bc cup (60 ml) white wine or low-sodium chicken broth
\n1 tbsp (15 ml) sherry vinegar or white balsamic vinegar
\nSalt and freshly ground pepper
\n4 oz (120 g) Canadian Brie, sliced<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C).
\n\u2022 Brush wonton wrappers with 1\u00bd tbsp. (25 ml) melted butter and press 2 \"Quails<\/a>wrappers into each mould of a muffin pan.
\n\u2022 In a saucepan, melt remaining butter on medium heat and cook asparagus for 2 minutes. Reserve in a bowl.
\n\u2022 In the same saucepan, cook shallot for 2 minutes. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half. Add vinegar and reduce once again by half. Pour over asparagus and season with salt and pepper.
\n\u2022 Divide asparagus and Brie among muffin moulds lined with wonton wrappers.
\n\u2022 Bake on bottom oven rack for 15 minutes or until wonton wrappers are golden brown.
\n*<\/strong>Thaw the wonton wrappers overnight in the refrigerator.
\nCheese alternatives: Canadian Camembert, Havarti, Gouda<\/p>\n

\u00a0Recipe developed by: Allyouneedischeese.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eat Green this St. Patrick\u2019s Day I love the month of March because it is a sign of fresh things to come. The weather is beginning to warm up and green is starting to poke out from under the snowy landscape. And of course that\u2019s not the only green we\u2019re seeing; St. Patrick\u2019s Day will bring a whole new slew of green things. And there\u2019s no better way to incorporate the festive colour into your St. Patty\u2019s day than with a delicious asparagus and Canadian Brie-based appetizer. Impress your guests with these Asparagus and Brie Wonton Tartlets – trust me, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,1101,1105,77,166,10,430,1116,1119,107,372,1228,394,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wines","category-british-columbia-wine","category-canadian-wine-wine-region","category-wine-cheese-pairing","category-recipe-cheese","category-food-wine-pairing","category-merlot-2011","category-niagara-wine-wine-region","category-okanagan-wine-wine-region","category-ontario-wine","category-red-wine","category-st-patricks-day-wine","category-white-wine","category-wine-brie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18085"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20906,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18085\/revisions\/20906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}