Savory Pear Tart

Name: Savory Pear Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams feta cheese, divided; 296 milliliters flour, plus more for rolling; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh sage; 59 milliliters honey; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 3 slices ripe pears, cored and sliced; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps shortening, frozen; 5 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes

This recipe makes 8 servings with 264 calories, 4g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pears, honey, sage, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Make the tart shell: In a food processor, pulse 1 1/4 cups flour, the salt, sage, butter, and shortening 3 or 4 times until fats are pea-size and coated with flour.

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Shortening

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sage

Salt

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Food Processor

Add 3 to 4 tbsp. ice water and pulse a few more times, just until a dough starts to form and pulls away from the inside of the bowl. Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour.

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Water

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into an 11-in. circle. Line a 9-in. tart pan with the dough, pressing into sides; trim excess along rim. Chill 30 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

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Tart Form

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Set a piece of foil or parchment (large enough to hang over the tart pan edge) on top of dough and fill with dried beans or pie weights.

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Dried Beans

Dough

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Tart Form

Aluminum Foil

Bake until dough is dry, about 15 minutes.

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Dough

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Oven

Remove tart shell from oven, and carefully lift out foil and beans or weights. Return tart shell to oven and bake until center is dry and light golden, about 10 more minutes.

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Beans

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Make the filling: In a medium bowl, combine pears, lemon juice, and sage. Evenly crumble about three-quarters of the cheese into the warm tart shell. Arrange pear slices in an overlapping spiral, starting with the outer edge and working toward the center. Crumble remaining feta over pears, then drizzle with honey.

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Lemon Juice