Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart
A sweetcrust pastry case filled with pistachio cream, topped with pear and grapefruit slices.
89 K 4.3/5 (18 reviews)
1 hour 40 min.
Easy
3 tarts
9 IngredientsLast modified on: February 17th 2013
For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
450 g butter - 2
450 g ground almonds - 3
450 g caster sugar - 4
9 eggs - 5
90 g pistachio powder or paste - 6
750 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 7
6 Pears - 8
6 grapefruits - 9
90 g apricot glaze (optional) - Total weight: 5,760 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 2 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-processor bowl: 450 g butter, 450 g ground almonds, 450 g caster sugar, 9 eggs and 90 g pistachio powder or paste.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Roll out the sweetcrust pastry, line your chosen tin or mould and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Peel both outer and inner skin off 6 grapefruits.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
Spread the pistachio cream in the pastry case to about about 1 cm (0.4 inch) deep.
Spread the pistachio cream in the pastry case to about about 1 cm (0.4 inch) deep.
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Peel 6 Pears, cut into quarters lengthways. Remover the core, then cut each quarter again into 2 lengthways.
As pears tend to turn brown rapidly, the trick is to cut them on the same chopping board as the grapefuit and coat the pieces with the juice left, using a brush.
As pears tend to turn brown rapidly, the trick is to cut them on the same chopping board as the grapefuit and coat the pieces with the juice left, using a brush.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Stick the grapefruit and pear pieces into the pistachio cream...
Stage 8 - 35 min.
...and bake for around 35 minutes.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
If possible, finish with an apricot jam glaze.
Remarks
You can use other fruit, of course, but do try to keep a similar balance between tangy and sweeter, softer fruits.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge covered with plastic fim.
Source: Based on a recipe by Eric Kayser.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 840 RDI=320 % | 4,800 RDI=450 % | 3,550 RDI=540 % | 54,510 RDI=2,730 % | 228,240 RDI: 2,730 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=6 % | 80 RDI=8 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 950 RDI=50 % | 3,960 RDI: 50 % |
| Per tart | 280 RDI=110 % | 1,600 RDI=150 % | 1,180 RDI=180 % | 18,170 RDI=910 % | 76,080 RDI: 910 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 22.80 €
- Per tart : 7.60 €
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Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
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Caster sugar
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Butter
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Ground almonds
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