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The Sonnet
Wild mushroom & thyme tartlet with aged gruyère & truffle oil
Shall I compare thee to a woodland feast?
The Story
Shakespeare's sonnets — 154 poems of love, time, and beauty written in the late 1500s — remain the gold standard of literary devotion. The sonnet's rigid structure (fourteen lines, iambic pentameter) demands discipline that yields transcendence. This tartlet mirrors that philosophy: earthy wild mushrooms, woody thyme, and nutty aged gruyère bound in a golden pastry shell, finished with a whisper of truffle oil. Disciplined in construction, transcendent in flavor — a love letter you can taste.
Prep: 30 minYield: 12 tartlets
Ingredients
- Mini tart shells
- 8 oz mixed wild mushrooms
- Fresh thyme
- 4 oz aged gruyère
- Truffle oil
- Shallot
- Butter
Preparation
- 1.Sauté shallot in butter, add mushrooms and thyme, cook until golden.
- 2.Fill pre-baked tart shells with mushroom mixture.
- 3.Top with grated aged gruyère and broil until melted.
- 4.Finish with a drizzle of truffle oil and fresh thyme leaves.
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