Potimarron and Parmesan tart
This moist tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a mixture of potimarron purée and Parmesan, bound with egg.
43 K 3/5 (1 reviews)
2 hours 15 min.
Easy
3 tarts
10 IngredientsLast modified on: December 12th 2018
For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
12 2⁄3 cups potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 2
9 tablespoons olive oil - 3
3 tablespoons herbes de Provence - 4
2⁄3 cup pumpkin seeds - 5
2⁄3 cup Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) - 6
2 cups egg ( How to... ) - 7
2 cups cream - 8
4 cups shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) - 9
salt - 10
pepper
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 35 min.
All in all: 2 hours 15 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 12 2⁄3 cups potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin), chop into small chunks and put into a bowl.
Drizzle 9 tablespoons olive oil and scatter 3 tablespoons herbes de Provence over, salt and pepper, then mix well.
Drizzle 9 tablespoons olive oil and scatter 3 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 2⁄3 cup 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 2⁄3 cup Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), 2 cups egg, 2 cups cream and the toasted seeds (but keep a few back for garnishing). Mix well and check the seasoning.
blend thoroughly.
Add 2⁄3 cup Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), 2 cups egg, 2 cups cream and the toasted seeds (but keep a few back for garnishing). Mix well and check the seasoning.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Roll out 4 cups 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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 750 RDI=290 % | 3,720 RDI=350 % | 3,220 RDI=490 % | 9,780 RDI=490 % | 40,960 RDI: 490 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 190 RDI=9 % | 780 RDI: 9 % |
| Per tart | 250 RDI=100 % | 1,240 RDI=120 % | 1,070 RDI=160 % | 3,260 RDI=160 % | 13,650 RDI: 160 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 23.95 €
- Per tart : 8.00 €
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)
Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
Like these other recipes: Potimarron and leek soup, Mixed vegetable curry, Potimarron braised in meat jus, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Duo of slow-cooked pork, ... See them all 13
Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte à l'coloche, Quiche Lorraine, Deep leek and potato quiche, Salmon and spinach quiche, French custard tart, ... See them all 15
Egg
Like these other recipes: Elsa's Comtoise galette, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Mouna, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), ... See them all 236
Cream
Like these other recipes: Chocolate muffins, Baker's chicken and potato tart, "Day After Pork Belly" Soup, Chocolate tart, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, ... See them all 115
Other recipes you may also like
Caramelised apple pie
Apple pie made with caramelised apples.September 11th 2018261 K4.3 1 hour 55 min.
Herb salad
Herb salad is a small salad made with leaves of all kinds of aromatic herbs, it's highly flavoured, and should be considered almost as a condiment. It really is a salad, the leaves are not chopped.October 13th 2010231 K4.6 25 min.
Clarified butter
This is a way of melting butter to eliminate all the impurities. The clarified butter can then be heated without spoiling, and is more digestible. It is ideal for cooking at high temperatures where small black specks would spoil the appearance, or for emulsified sauces like béarnaise or mousseline.June 21th 2017467 K4.2 2 hours 15 min.
Foie gras cured in salt
This a quite different preparation from the terrine of foie gras, this time it does not go in the oven, the liver is salted for 48 hours and it "cooks" (or cures) in this way.December 23th 2017567 K5 2 days 16 hours 30 min.
You should not leave egg yolks in contact with sugar
You should not leave egg yolks in contact with sugar for too long without beating them, because this contact "cooks" egg yolks and you will get small lumps of hard egg in your mixture.February 21th 2011128 K5
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-06-08)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.