Mexican tart
This unusual tart features two star ingredients of South American cuisine: red kidney beans and avocado.
The shortcrust pastry case is filled with a red bean and onion purée, then topped with sliced avocado dressed with lime and garnished with fresh coriander.
The shortcrust pastry case is filled with a red bean and onion purée, then topped with sliced avocado dressed with lime and garnished with fresh coriander.
80 K 2.3/5 (3 reviews)
1 hour 20 min.
Easy
3.55 €
1 tart
11 IngredientsLast modified on: December 30th 2019
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
300 g shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) - 2
400 g tinned red kidney beans - 3
4 tablespoons olive oil - 4
1 red onion - 5
4 tablespoons lime juice - 6 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 7
10 drops Tabasco - 8
4 avocados - 9
1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 1,975 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Use 300 g shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) to make a cooked pastry case: roll out and line a tart tin then bake blind.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Pass the cooked 400 g tinned red kidney beans through a vegetable mill...
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Prepare 1 red onion and slice very finely.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Mix in a bowl: 4 tablespoons lime juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 10 drops Tabasco, salt and pepper.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 15 min.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Sit the cooled tart case on its serving plate and fill with the red bean purée in a thick, even layer.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 7 min.
Arrange the slices of avocado on top, closely packed as there should be plently of it.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 2 min.
Dip a brush in the leftover lime dressing and brush this over the top to give an attractive shine to the tart.
Stage 11
Finish with a little coarsly chopped coriander. Your Mexican tart is ready.
Remarks
The Tabasco sauce in stage 6 is not absolutely essentail, but it really does pep up the flavour.
Similarly, though it is more Mediterranean than South American, you can use puréed chick peas.
Similarly, though it is more Mediterranean than South American, you can use puréed chick peas.
Keeping: 2 days at most in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 8.60 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Tinned red kidney beans
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Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
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Tabasco
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Lime juice
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