Ham, tomato & watercress tart

Name: Ham, tomato & watercress tart
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 200 grams plain flour; 50 grams fine polenta, plus extra for dusting; 140 grams cold butter, cut into small pieces; 50 grams parmesan, finely grated; 1 egg; 4 eggs and 2 egg yolks; 400 milliliters double cream; 150 grams smoked ham slices; 100 grams sundried tomato; 1 handful watercress

Ham, tomato & watercress tart

Ham, tomato & watercress tart requires roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 530 calories, 13g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of flour, parmesan, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Wild Mushroom, Watercress And Blue Cheese Tart, Artichoke & broad bean tart with watercress pesto, and Smoked Trout and Watercress on Tart Apple Slices.

Instructions

Place the flour, polenta, butter and a pinch of salt into a food processor, then whizz until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Tip in the Parmesan and egg, then pulse through 2 tbsp cold water until the mixture forms a ball. Wrap in cling film, then chill for 30 mins.

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Fine Breadcrumbs

Parmesan

Polenta

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Wrap

Egg

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Food Processor

Dust a work surface with more polenta, then roll out the pastry to the thickness of a 1 coin and wide enough to fit a 28cm tart case. Gently ease into the case, then trim away any big bits of overhanging pastry (leave a little excess sticking up around the edges as the pastry will shrink when cooking). Chill for another 30 mins.

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Polenta

Roll

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas

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Oven

Place a sheet of baking parchment into the pastry case, then fill with baking beans.

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Beans

Bake for 15 mins.

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Oven

Remove the beans and parchment, then bake for another 5 mins or until the pastry is golden. Leave to cool a little. Use a serrated knife to trim away any bits of overhanging pastry, then place the pastry case on a baking sheet.

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Beans

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Serrated Knife

Baking Sheet

Oven

Reduce oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas

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Oven

Whisk the eggs and cream with a little salt. Arrange the ham, tomatoes and watercress in the case, then pour around the egg mixture. Cook for 30 mins, just until the egg has set. Can be made up to 1 day ahead and chilled.

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Watercress

Tomato

Cream

Egg

Salt

Ham

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Whisk

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Ingredients

Servings:

200grams

plain flour 50grams

fine polenta, plus extra for dusting 140grams

cold butter, cut into small pieces 50grams

parmesan, finely grated 1

egg 4

eggs and 2 egg yolks 400milliliters

double cream 150grams

smoked ham slices 100grams

sundried tomato 1handful

watercress

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Moscato Dasti, Port

Tart works really well with Cream Sherry, Moscato d'Asti, and Port. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.