Mushroom Ramp And Spinach Tart Recipes

MUSHROOM TART WITH SPINACH AND GRUYERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 100°C.
• In a food processor place flour, butter and salt and process until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add water and continue to process until dough forms a ball.
• Turn off processor and remove dough.
• Cut dough into 4 pieces, cling wrap and refrigerate for ½ an hour - 1 hour.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and place on lightly floured work surface using a rolling pin roll each ball to 0.5 cm thick.
• Grease individual tart tins with a little butter and line tins with pastry.
• Place grease proof paper over pastry and weigh the paper down with beans or rice.
• Place tart tins on a sheet tray and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove the weights (i.e. beans or rice) and paper and cook for further 10-15 minutes.
• Place a medium sized sauté pan over a medium to high heat and drizzle a little olive oil and add shallots and mushrooms and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
• Add spinach and continue to sauté for further 1-2 minutes.
• Once spinach has wilted and mushrooms are soft remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Divide spinach, mushrooms, and cheese between the tarts.
• In a separate bowl combine eggs and cream and whisk gently with a fork.
• Pour over egg and cream mixture (be careful not to overfill) and return tray to oven.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until just set.
• When removing tarts from oven allow to cool for 5 minutes before unmolding.
• Cut into quarters and arrange on a serving dish.

CRUSTLESS MUSHROOM SPINACH TART

Steps:

• Coat a 9 inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle bottom and sides with bread crumbs; Shake out the excess. Set plate aside.
• In a nonstick skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in oil for 12-14 minutes, or untill all of the liquid has evaporated.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in spinach.
• In a bowl, combine the milk, eggs, salt and pepper.
• Stir in the spinach mixture, 1 cup of the Mexican cheese blend and all of the parmesan cheese.
• Pour into the prepared pie plate.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheese around edges of the tart. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.