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 15th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
200 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
150 ml 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
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| 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 ml 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.
Roll out 200 ml 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 ml 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 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.
Finish by scattering a few fine fresh coriander leaves over and, if possible, some chive flowers.
Keeping
Should be eaten the same day.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,028 Kcal or 4,304 Kj | 124 gr | 754 gr | 683 gr |
| 51 % | 48 % | 71 % | 103 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 104 Kcal or 435 Kj | 13 gr | 76 gr | 69 gr |
| 5 % | 5 % | 7 % | 10 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 257 Kcal or 1,076 Kj | 31 gr | 189 gr | 171 gr |
| 13 % | 12 % | 18 % | 26 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.31 €
- Per person : 1.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Tomato and courgette tart, Olive twists, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, ... All |
 | Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Avocado with gravlax, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , ... All |
 | Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit terrine, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Tartiflette, Old style brioche, Chocolate mousse, ... All |
 | Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea risotto "Mantecare", Bruschetta, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad, Surf and turf club sandwich, ... All |
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