Pea, ham and Taleggio tart

Recipes Pea, ham and Taleggio tart recipe

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Date Published:
25/09/2007

Serve this easy tart recipe in the garden for extra summer pleasure, although it's just as tasty indoors.

Serves 8
Takes 20 minutes to make, 45-50 minutes in the oven, plus chilling and cooling

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
411kcals
29.6g fat (17g saturated)
15.1g protein
22.5g carbs
1.3g sugar
0.9g salt

Ingredients

  • 4 medium eggs, beaten
  • 150g freshly-shelled or frozen peas
  • 4 x 25g slices smoked ham, roughly torn into large pieces
  • 50g Gruyère, coarsely grated
  • 100g Taleggio or mozzarella, cut into cubes
  • 1/2 bunch of fresh chives, chopped
  • 142ml carton double cream

For the pastry

  • 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 100g unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 medium egg, lightly beaten

Method: How to make pea, ham and taleggio tart

1. Make the pastry. Put the flour, salt and the butter into a food processor and whizz to fine breadcrumbs. Then, with the machine running, add the egg and continue to whizz until it starts to stick together (add a teaspoon or two of water if it's too dry). Bring together into a ball, and knead briefly until smooth. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm x 4cm deep round fluted loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill for 20 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Prick the pastry base with a fork and line with baking paper and beans. Place on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 10 minutes. Brush the pastry with a little of the beaten eggs for the filling and bake for a further 5 minutes, until pale golden. Remove and reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4.

3. Meanwhile, bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the peas and cook for 2-3 minutes if frozen, 4 minutes if fresh or until just tender. Drain well, refresh in cold water, then drain again.

4. Sprinkle the ham, cheeses, peas and chives in the pastry case. Beat the eggs with the cream and some seasoning, pour into the pastry case and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the filling is just set and pale golden in places. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove and serve warm or at room temperature, with a dressed rocket salad.

© delicious. magazine

Wine note

Try an easy-drinking rather tangy red wine with this – an Italian Dolcetto, for example.

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