Potimarron and Parmesan tart
This moist tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a mixture of potimarron purée and Parmesan, bound with egg.
4,3963/5 for 1 ratings
Last modified on: December 12th 2018
For 2 tarts, you will need:
- 1
2 kgs potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 2
6 tablespoons olive oil - 3
2 tablespoons herbes de Provence - 4
100 g pumpkin seeds - 5
100 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) - 6
300 g egg - 7
300 g cream - 8
600 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 3,520 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 39 min. | 1 hour 35 min. | 2 hours 14 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 2 kgs potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin), chop into small chunks and put into a bowl.
Drizzle 6 tablespoons olive oil and scatter 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence over, salt and pepper, then mix well.
Drizzle 6 tablespoons olive oil and scatter 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence over, salt and pepper, then mix well.
Stage 2 - 40 min.
Spread the potimarron pieces out on a baking sheet and roast in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for about 30 to 40 minutes until quite soft.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Meanwhile, spread 100 g pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Check that the potimarron pieces are soft when cooked by testing with a knife blade, which should pass through easily.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Turn the oven down to 300°F (150°C) and put in the baking sheet with the pumpkin seeds to toast for 15 minutes.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Put the potimarron pieces into a bowl and
blend thoroughly.
Add 100 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan), 300 g egg, 300 g cream and the toasted seeds (but keep a few back for garnishing). Mix well and check the seasoning.
blend thoroughly.
Add 100 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan), 300 g egg, 300 g cream and the toasted seeds (but keep a few back for garnishing). Mix well and check the seasoning.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Roll out 600 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and line a tart tin or ring of 10 inches (26 cm)
Prick all over the base.
Prick all over the base.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Fill the tart with the potimarron mixture.
Fill the tart with the potimarron mixture.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Scatter the remaining seeds over the top.
Stage 10 - 40 min.
And bake for about 30 to 40 minutes.
Remarks
For a quicker version, you can use a potimarron purée made in advance.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,546 Kcal or 27,407 Kj | 177 gr | 383 gr | 478 gr |
| 327 % | 68 % | 36 % | 72 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 186 Kcal or 779 Kj | 5 gr | 11 gr | 14 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,273 Kcal or 13,703 Kj | 88 gr | 191 gr | 239 gr |
| 164 % | 34 % | 18 % | 36 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 tarts : 15.96 €
- Per tart : 7.98 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and leek soup, Duo of slow-cooked pork, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All |
 | Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rata-tart, Quiche Lorraine, Deep leek and potato quiche, Salmon and spinach quiche, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Bretonne, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Checkerboard biscuits, Nanou's chocolate cake, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All |
| Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Caesar salad, Lille style chicken, ... All |
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