Thin endive tart
This thin tart (made with puff pastry) is a sort of quiche. It is fairly light, with smoked ham and endives fried from raw (not blanched first).
62 K 4.4/5 (40 reviews)
60 min.
Easy
2 tarts
9 IngredientsLast modified on: April 17th 2022
For 2 tarts, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory) - 2
6 tablespoons olive oil - 3
8 slices smoked ham - 4 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 5
400 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 6
1 kg quiche filling mixture - 7
100 g grated cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 3,390 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare the fried endives and ham
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Prepare 1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory), but leave raw, rather than blanching.
Pour 6 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, fry the endive halves for a few minutes on each side until nicely browned.
Set aside.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Using the same pan, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and fry 8 slices smoked ham on both sides.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 3
Prepare 1 kg quiche filling mixture.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Assemble the tart
Roll out the puff pastry and line the tin or mould. Spread out the slices of fried ham in the bottom...
Stage 5 - 5 min.
...then the endives.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour in the filling mixture and scatter 100 g grated cheese over the top.
Stage 7 - 35 min.
Cook the tart
Bake low in the oven (to make sure the bottom of the tart cooks properly) until the top is browned - about 30 minutes or so.
Eat warm or cold with a good green salad and french dressing (vinaigrette), for example.
Remarks
If you would prefer a slightly milder flavour, you can blanch the endives.
On the other hand, if you would prefer a stronger flavour, fry the endives and add 2 tablespoonsful of vinegar at the end.
On the other hand, if you would prefer a stronger flavour, fry the endives and add 2 tablespoonsful of vinegar at the end.
Keeping: A few days, wrapped in aluminium foil.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 620 RDI=240 % | 1,700 RDI=160 % | 2,510 RDI=380 % | 6,370 RDI=320 % | 26,660 RDI: 320 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=7 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 190 RDI=9 % | 790 RDI: 9 % |
| Per tart | 310 RDI=120 % | 850 RDI=80 % | 1,260 RDI=190 % | 3,180 RDI=160 % | 13,330 RDI: 160 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 tarts : 10.85 €
- Per tart : 5.45 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Endives (head of chicory)
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Quiche filling mixture
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Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
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Grated cheese
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