Thin endive tart


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).
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Last modified on: April 17th 2022
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Thin endive tart : Stage 1

Prepare the fried endives and ham


Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Prepare 750 g endives (head of chicory), but leave raw, rather than blanching.

Pour 3 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.
Thin endive tart : Stage 2
Using the same pan, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and fry 4 slices smoked ham on both sides.

Set aside.

Stage 3
Thin endive tart : Stage 3
Prepare 500 g quiche filling mixture.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Thin endive tart : Stage 4

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.
Thin endive tart : Stage 5
...then the endives.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Thin endive tart : Stage 6
Pour in the filling mixture and scatter 50 g grated cheese over the top.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 35 min.
Thin endive tart : Stage 7

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.
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 recipe310 RDI=120 %850 RDI=80 %1,260 RDI=190 %3,180 RDI=160 %13,330 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=7 %50 RDI=5 %70 RDI=10 %190 RDI=9 %790 RDI: 9 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, Sulfites, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 tart : 5.45 €

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