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Avocado "tarte fine"

The French "tarte fine" (pronounced "feen") is a literally a thin tart, made on a precooked flat base of puff pastry. This delicious, crisp, savoury tart is topped with cream cheese, slices of avocado, a trickle of lime juice and fresh coriander.

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Last modified on: July 15^th 2020

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 150 g cream cheese
3 2 tablespoons herbs of your choice
4 2 avocados
5 1 lime
6 fresh coriander (cilantro)
7 1 chive flowers (optional)
8 3 pinches fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 990 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
34 min.	25 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a disc about 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter.

Slip this onto a sheet of cooking parchment, laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 2 - 25 min.

Lay a second baking sheet on top of the pastry and bake for 20 to 25 minutes...

Stage 3 - 5 min.

...until the pastry disc is golden brown. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, mix 150 g cream cheese with the chopped 2 tablespoons herbs of your choice in a bowl. Salt lightly (depending on the cheese you are using) and pepper generously.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Prepare 2 avocados...

Stage 6 - 5 min.

...then slice thinly. Sprinkle with the juice of 1 lime, salt lightly and mix very gently.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Spread the herby cream cheese over the pastry base.

Stage 8 - 6 min.

Arrange the avocado slices on top.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Brush the avocado with a little more lime juice.

Finish by scattering a few fine fresh coriander leaves over and, if possible, some chive flowers.

Remarks

For more flavour impact, add a finely chopped shallot or a couple of shakes of Tabasco to the cream cheese and herbs. In stage 9 use the lime juice left over from stage 6.

Keeping

Should be eaten the same day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj	36 gr	80 gr	63 gr
13 %	14 %	8 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
25 Kcal or 105 Kj	4 gr	8 gr	6 gr
1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
63 Kcal or 264 Kj	9 gr	20 gr	16 gr
3 %	3 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 7.31 €
Per person : 1.83 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry feuilleté, Apple Pie, Smart plum tart, Courgette tart with mint, Small cheese and bacon rolls , ... All
	Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Summery cheese on toast, Oriane's tuna rillettes , Crunchy verrines, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, ... All
	Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Sea bass with Indian spices, Old style brioche, Poppy seed and lemon cake, How to prepare cucumber, ... All
	Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Purple sprouting broccoli and endive salad, Cornouaillaise salad, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Lemony chicken and radish salad, Rice and peas, ... All

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