This little individual-sized tart made a great side dish. I served it with the Pork Chops with Pomegranate Balsamic Sauce but I think with the blue cheese flavor it would really shine with a nice steak. Choose a good blue cheese when you are making this because it is the flavor that really comes through here, we used St. Pete's Select from Fairbault, MN.
Blue & Green Tart
1 sheet puff pastry
1/2 c frozen greens or spinach
2 - 3 T blue cheese, crumbled
1 egg, well beaten
salt & pepper
pinch of nutmeg
parmesan
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Roll the dough out a little to just about 1/8 inch. Cut out two 6-inch circles.
Thaw the greens & squeeze out as much water as possible. Chop a little if it isn't already. Mix the blue cheese and 2 tablespoons of the egg with the greens. Season with the salt, pepper & nutmeg.
Spoon half of the greens mixture into the middle of each pastry circle leaving a 1-inch edge all around. Fold the edge up over the filling, pleating as you go. Brush the dough with the remaining beaten egg. Grated a little parmesan over the top of each tart.
Bake for 20 minutes until puffed & golden brown.
2 servings
18 comments:
Mmm! I love this! The combo of the blue cheese and greens has to be so tasty. This would be an impressive party dish as well.
Puff Pastry = Delicious.
Any filling will do.
Love the blue cheese and greens.
Ooh, this look so delicious! I could eat it as a meal by itself.
What a great looking tart, and I'm getting lots of greens from my CSA right now!
What a delicious tart Kat! Love the color too.
Cheers,
elra
A nice pungent cheese and greens is one of my favorite combinations! This looks so good!
Ahhh, that's where you get the blue & green...I like it! As Jenn said,a robust bleu is a good foil to bitter greens.
Oh, I love blue cheese in things that aren't just salad dressing. I will definitely be making this as soon as spring greens start showing up in Chicago (assuming winter ever goes away!). I haven't tried your St. Pete's blue cheese, but I think the smoky Roaring Forties from Australia (I know, not even a little bit local) would be great with some of the sharper, more astringent greens like ramps or sorrel.
That looks so great and would be a perfect match with just about any main dish or by itself with a nice summer salad - Hmmm I can taste it now!!
YUMMY!!!!!! This looks so delicious because it combines two of my favorite things: spinach and tarts. I have never really thought about combining spinach and blue cheese-- it looks like a really delicious idea!
that looks so easy -- and yummy
I love the idea of this! And the colors :)
here we have another edition of "great minds think alike!!"... :)
this is wonderful, kat. i can get my spinach intake and enjoy some crispy puff pastry at the same time. :)
Lovely and tastey contained in flaky crust. YUM.
Blue cheese and spinach baked in a flaky pastry sounds so good!
I love the blue cheese and greens combo, this sounds fantastic!
Very nice. I actually JUST part a tart pan...should give this a try.
Mmmm - cheese, greens and pastry! Yum!
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