1,441 easy and fully explained recipes, with +66K photos and 78 videos

Courgette tart with mint

Fried rounds of courgette in a puff pastry case with a feta and mint filling. You will find that this combination of feta with mint gives an agreeable fresh lift to this tart.

161K 4.1/5 based on 22 reviews

Last modified on: June 11^th 2011

Keywords for this recipe:

For 3 tarts, you will need:

1 600 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 9 courgettes
3 6 tablespoons olive oil
4 600 ml feta
5 3 handfuls fresh mint leaves
6 600 ml cream
7 salt
8 pepper

Change these quantities to make: 1 tart 2 tarts 3 tarts

Change measures: Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	50 min.	1 hour 23 min.

At what time:

When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
Work this out...

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Roll out 600 ml Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) in a circle, prick all over, then use to line a tart tin or mould. Put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 9 courgettes, then slice fairly thinly, using a mandolin if you have one - it makes the job much easier.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Pour 6 tablespoons olive oil into a non-stick frying pan over high heat. As soon as it's nice and hot, add the sliced courgettes and cook for a few minutes. They should still be slightly crunchy.

Set aside. If any liquid has come out of the courgettes, drain them thoroughly in a sieve or colander.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Cut 600 ml feta into small pieces.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Wash 3 handfuls fresh mint leaves, dry and chop roughly with a knife or scissors.

You can add any other herbs you like. I have used parley and thyme here, but this is not essential.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour 600 ml cream into a bowl, add the diced feta, salt and pepper.

Add the mint and mix.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).

Take the pastry case out of the fridge, and arrange the courgette slices in the bottom.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Pour the cream-feta-herb mixture on top, then cook for 30-40 minutes.

Stage 9 - 40 min.

You can put the tart under the grill for a few minutes at the end to brown the top.

Remarks

For a smoother filling mixture, you can use a hand blender to combine the cream with the feta and herbs.

If you don't like feta, you can just leave it out, or replace it with mozarella or a blue cheese like roquefort, but the taste will be very different. The essence of this recipe is the combination of courgette and mint.

And to drink?

Try a Cabernet-Sauvignon rosé from the Pays d'Oc produced by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, chilled but not too cold. Under this name, seen as somewhat pompous and "Old France", lurks a producer with a broad range of wines (the enlightened opinion of my friend Robert, who introduced me to them).

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.

Source

Home-made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,328 Kcal or 30,681 Kj	408 gr	2,250 gr	2,510 gr
366 %	157 %	212 %	380 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
176 Kcal or 737 Kj	10 gr	54 gr	60 gr
9 %	4 %	5 %	9 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,443 Kcal or 10,228 Kj	136 gr	750 gr	837 gr
122 %	52 %	71 %	127 %

% 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: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 3 tarts : 21.51 €
Per tart : 7.17 €

Change currency:

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)

	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Souda salad, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Greek style sandwiches, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Rice à la grecque, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Strudel, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Little caramelized peach tarts, Express apple tart, Cheese and tomato tart, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Clementine Chantilly, Blanquette of veal, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable rosette tart, Manou's zucchinis garnished, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All

Other recipes you may also like

Salade Niçoise

Salade Niçoise is a typical Mediterranean dish that originated around the French city of Nice. As there is no real "official" recipe, everyone has their own personal version. This is mine.
June 7^th 201895K4.9 40 min.

How to peel pistachios

If you buy pistachios shelled but still in their skins (cheaper than ready peeled), you shouldn't use them like this. They need to be "skinned", removing the skin which is pretty unpleasant to eat. Here's a fairly easy way to do it.
May 20^th 2020117K3.3 28 min.

How to prepare tomatoes

Yes, I know you will say to me: why peel tomatoes? The answer is very simple: it's much better, gives a better texture, softer in the mouth. The skin is tough, adds nothing to the taste (and you will have noticed that commercial tomatoes have practically no taste), and finally it's there (on/under...
June 6^th 2012325K 24 40 min.

Mixed seed grissini

Little crusty bread sticks of Italian origin, these are delicious for aperitifs, plain or with dips like tuna rillettes, guacamole or houmous.
February 21^th 2011260K4.2 2 hours 30 min.

Scandinavian cocktail

A very refreshing starter, containing prawns and smoked fish.
February 21^th 2011292K5 54 min.

News list of cooking-ez.com

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.