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.
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.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas
Place a sheet of baking parchment into the pastry case, then fill with baking beans.
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.
Reduce oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas
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.
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.
NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry
Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "