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Pea, Mozzarella and Lemon Tart
1 hour
6
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Introduction
A perfect dish for vegetarians on a Summer day in fact everyone enjoys this tart!
Oven temperature
200°c/180°c Fan – 400°f – Reg 6
Steps
Preparation
Defrost peas
Strain excess liquid from ricotta
Tear mozzarella into bits
Grate zest from lemon
Chop mint
Instructions
Dust surface with plain flour and roll the pastry into a rectangle. Put it on a floured baking tray and lay a piece of baking paper on top to stop the pastry raising too much.
Cook for 20 minutes until fully cooked, if too puffy gently press down to flatten it
Put most of the peas, garlic cloves and 1 tab of water into a blender and whizz until all ingredient incorporated to a rough paste.
Mix egg with ricotta cheese and add to the pea paste lightly you want to still white sections.
Season well and spread over the pastry.
Scatter the peas and torn mozzarella over the top, season again and bake for approx. 15 minutes until everything is just turning brown.
Take out the oven add lemon zest and chopped mint and serve immediately.
Cooks tips
If you bake the case and prepare all the ingredients in advance this is tart can be made and served in 20 minutes.
Serve with
simple salad niçoise.
Wine pairing
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Ingredients
Oven temp: -
Serves – 6
Cooking & prep time: 1 hr
Ingredients
320g Puff pastry pack
1 tab plain flour
200g frozen peas
2 garlic cloves
250g ricotta
1 egg
200g mozzarella
1 lemon
Fresh mint
Intro –
Preparation
Defrost peas
Strain excess liquid from ricotta
Tear mozzarella into bits
Grate zest from lemon
Chop mint
Instructions
Dust the surface with plain flour and roll the pastry into a rectangle. Put it on a floured baking tray and lay a piece of baking paper on top to stop the pastry from raising too much.
Cook for 20 minutes until fully cooked, if too puffy gently press down to flatten it
Put most of the peas, garlic cloves, and 1 tab of water into a blender and whizz until all ingredients are incorporated into a rough paste.
Mix egg with ricotta cheese and add to the pea paste lightly if you want to still white sections.
Season well and spread over the pastry.
Scatter the peas and torn mozzarella over the top, season again, and bake for approx. 15 minutes until everything is just turning brown.
Take out the oven add lemon zest and chopped mint and serve immediately.