Mandarin-Infused Ricotta Tart
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
-
4 tarts
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
-
PASTRY
- 200 g plain flour
- 100 g butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 29.58 ml cold water
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FILLING
- 118.29 ml arborio rice
- 0.25 ml sea salt
- 236.59 ml ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs
- 118.29 ml milk
- 40 g butter
- 0.25 ml of freshly grated nutmeg
- sea salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 177.44 ml parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 14.79 ml mandarin orange zest, finely chopped
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SALAD
- 150 g mixed salad greens
- 2 mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced finely
- 60 g pecorino cheese, shaved
- 100 g small kalamata olives
- olive oil, to taste
directions
- PASTRY: Place the flour and butter in a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add the egg yolk and water, and again pulse to combine all ingredients, until well-combined and looking like pastry dough. DO NOT OVERWORK THE DOUGH. Roll the pastry into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before rolling it out.
- Lightly flour the benchtop and the rolling pin, and roll out the pastry evenly so that it is about 5mm thick. Dust lightly with extra flour as needed.
- Using a 14cm-diameter fluted biscuit cutter, cut out four rounds to line 4 x 10cm diameter individual greased tartlet tins with removable bases. ALTERNATIVE: the pastry can also be used to line a 26cm-diameter tart tin.
- With your thumb and forefinger, carefully push the pastry into the angles of each mould. Rest the pastry moulds in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- Line the tart cases with baking paper and cover with pastry weights. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the weights and paper.
- Return the tartlets to the oven and bake for a further 5 minutes or until lightly golden. Set aside.
- FILLING: Bring 1 litre of water to the boil and add the rice and sea salt. Return to the boil and cook for 8 minutes. Drain, then transfer to a large bowl and cool.
- Preheat the oven to 190ºC.
- Place the ricotta in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Add eggs, milk, butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and process until well combined. Stir the ricotta mixture into the rice with the parmesan and mandarin zest.
- Pour into the pastry shells and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
- SALAD: Place all the ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine.
- SERVING: Place each tart on a plate and serve with the salad on the side.
- NOTE: Vincotto all’limone (lemon vincotto) is a vinegar/wine condiment that enhances the flavor of meats, fish, fruit salad, and ice cream. It has an intense, syrup-concentrated grape flavour, and is available from specialty food stores. In Australia, ring Enoteco Sileno on (03) 9389-7000. And see http://www.capriflavors.com/vincotto.php.
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