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Thin summer tart "à la grecque"

A fresh, summery tart with a thin base of pre-cooked puff pastry, spread with a cream-feta mixture, and topped with slices of tomato and cucumber.

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Last modified on: July 18^th 2021

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For 2 tarts, you will need:

1 2 tomatoes
2 2 cucumbers
3 160 ml feta
4 100 ml cream
5 2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 herbs of your choice
7 2 spring onions (scallions)
8 400 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
9 2 tablespoons olive oil
10 chive flowers
11 fine (or table) salt

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel 2 tomatoes and slice thinly.

Salt the slices on both sides, then lay on a wire rack to drain excess juice.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Peel 2 cucumbers, cut in half lengthways (and across if it's long).

Use a teaspoon (or better still, a pommes parisiennes spoon), to scrape the seeds out of the middle.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Slice the cucumber.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Put the cucumber slices in a sieve, sprinkle with fine salt, mix well and leave to drain over a bowl.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Put 160 ml feta, 100 ml cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice into a high-sided jug or bowl. Blend together.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Finely chop herbs of your choice (chives, parsley and chive flowers here) and 2 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add the herbs and onion to the cream-feta mixture.

Stage 8 - 20 min.

Bake the puff pastry in a disc, kept flat between 2 baking sheets, until golden. Leave to cool to give a thin, crisp tart base.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Spread the cooled pastry with the herb-cheese mixture.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Arrange a circle of tomato slices.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Then cucumber on top.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

Scatter a few chive flowers or thyme leaves (if possible) over and drizzle with a little olive oil.

Your tart is ready.

Remarks

You can use mascarpone instead of the cream in stage 5.

If you don't have any chive flowers, use a few thyme leaves instead.

Keeping

Should be eated as soon as possible, while the puff pastry is still crisp.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,892 Kcal or 12,108 Kj	234 gr	1,532 gr	1,458 gr
145 %	90 %	145 %	221 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
184 Kcal or 770 Kj	15 gr	98 gr	93 gr
9 %	6 %	9 %	14 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,446 Kcal or 6,054 Kj	117 gr	766 gr	729 gr
72 %	45 %	72 %	110 %

% 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: Milk, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 2 tarts : 5.60 €
Per tart : 2.80 €

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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: Tomato tart, Crusty cockle tart, Ham "friand" pie, Mushroom tart, Small foie gras pasties, ... All
	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan-style salmon , Greek style sandwiches, Lumberjack turnovers, Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Cretan salad, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cake, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Cream and herb dressing, ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemony cabbage and potato salad, Green avocado salad, Polenta with beetroot tops, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Gratin Parmentier, ... All

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