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.
26 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
55 min.
Easy
1 tart
11 IngredientsLast modified on: July 18th 2021
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
1 tomato - 2
1 cucumber - 3
80 g feta - 4
50 g cream - 5
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 6
herbs of your choice - 7
1 spring onion (scallion) - 8
200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 9
1 tablespoon olive oil - 10
chive flowers - 11
fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 785 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Peel 1 cucumber, 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.
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.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Finely chop herbs of your choice (chives, parsley and chive flowers here) and 1 spring onion (scallion).
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.
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.
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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 770 RDI=70 % | 730 RDI=110 % | 1,450 RDI=70 % | 6,050 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=6 % | 100 RDI=9 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 770 RDI: 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 2.85 €
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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)
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Feta
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Tomato
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