Goats cheese, cranberry and walnut tart

by bluebellfalls / Thursday, 27 October 2016 / Published in Lunch, Main Course, Snack, Starter

Serves: 6

Time: 105 mins

Skill level: Easy

A lovely recipe by Helen Jessup who wrote: “This festive tart has many elements to it that signify Christmas to me; cheese, walnuts and fresh cranberries and is delicious served both warm and cold, and would make a great addition to a Christmas buffet”.

Ingredients

500g of shortcrust pastry
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 red onion, sliced
1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
100g of walnuts, shopped
75g of cranberries, fresh
100g of goat’s cheese, crumbled
200ml of whole milk
5 eggs
salt
black pepper

Method

Roll the pastry out until it’s large enough to cover the base and sides of your tart pan. Lay into the pan and press lightly into the sides. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes

In the meantime heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the sliced onions and fry gently for around 8 minutes

Add the balsamic vinegar and cook for a further 2 minutes, set aside

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4

Trim the edges of the pastry. Cover with baking paper and baking beans or dried beans. Blind bake the pastry case for 20 minutes

Add the onions onto the pastry case. Scatter over the walnuts, reserving a handful for the top. Follow with the cranberries and goat’s cheese

Beat the eggs and milk together and season with salt and black pepper. Pour the egg mixture carefully into the pastry case and scatter with the remaining walnuts

Bake for 25 minutes, until golden and firm to the touch. Serve warm or cold

Recipe by Helen Jessup – text and image courtesy of http://www.greatbritishchefs.com