Thin endive tart
This thin tart (made with puff pastry) is a sort of quiche. It is fairly light, with smoked ham and endives fried from raw (not blanched first).
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Last modified on: May 14th 2015
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
750 g endives (head of chicory) - 2
3 tablespoons olive oil - 3
4 slices smoked ham - 4 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5
200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 6
2 eggs - 7
2 egg yolks - 8
150 ml liquid cream - 9
50 ml milk - 10
50 g grated cheese - 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 1,555 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 48 min. | 58 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
10 min.
Prepare the fried endives and ham
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Prepare 750 g endives (head of chicory), but leave raw, rather than blanching.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, fry the endive halves for a few minutes on each side until nicely browned.
Set aside.
Stage 2
3 min.
Using the same pan, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and fry 4 slices smoked ham on both sides.Set aside.
Stage 3
Stage 4
3 min.
Assemble the tart
Roll out the puff pastry and line the tin or mould. Spread out the slices of fried ham in the bottom...
Stage 5
5 min.
...then the endives.Stage 6
2 min.
Pour in the filling mixture and scatter 50 g grated cheese over the top.Stage 7
35 min. Cook the tart
Bake low in the oven (to make sure the bottom of the tart cooks properly) until the top is browned - about 30 minutes or so.
Eat warm or cold with a good green salad and french dressing (vinaigrette), for example.
Remarks
If you would prefer a slightly milder flavour, you can blanch the endives.
On the other hand, if you would prefer a stronger flavour, fry the endives and add 2 tablespoonsful of vinegar at the end.
On the other hand, if you would prefer a stronger flavour, fry the endives and add 2 tablespoonsful of vinegar at the end.
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 1 tart : 5.22 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endive and beer soup, Endive and walnut salad, Gratin du Nord, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to cook caramelized puff pastry well, Apple Pie, Small foie gras pasties, Olive twists, Quiche Bretonne, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, French toast "cordon bleu", Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Panna cotta, ... All |
| Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Choux pastry (pâte à choux), Bonnevaux apple tart, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Prune Far, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, ... All |
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