Courgette and wensleydale tart
Waitrose and Partners

Courgette and wensleydale tart

This savoury tart is made with shortcrust pastry and a filling of courgette, egg and cream with slightly nutty wensleydale cheese and chilli flakes.

    • Serves6
    • CourseMain meal
    • Prepare15 mins
    • Cook50 mins
    • Total time1 hr 5 mins
    • Pluscooling

    Ingredients

    • 500g shortcrust pastry
    • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
    • 2 courgettes, thinly sliced
    • 2 tsp chopped rosemary
    • large pinch crushed chilli flakes
    • 150g wensleydale cheese, grated
    • 150ml double cream
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 egg yolks

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Roll out the pastry to a circle about 0.4 cm thick and use to line a deep 23cm fluted tart tin. Prick the base with a fork, line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake for 15 minutes, then lift out the parchment and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes. Leave to cool for a few minutes, then trim off the overhanging pastry with a small serrated knife. Lower the oven temperature to 190˚C, gas mark 5.

    2. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, gently fry the onion in the oil and butter for 10 minutes. Season, add the courgette and rosemary and cook for another 10 minutes until soft. Spoon into the pastry case and stir in the chilli flakes and ¾ of the wensleydale.

    3. Beat together the cream, whole egg and egg yolks, season and pour over the courgette. Scatter with the remaining cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes, until set and golden. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

    Nutritional

    Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

    Energy

    2,694kJ/ 648kcals

    Fat

    47.3g

    Saturated Fat

    27.9g

    Carbohydrates

    39.6g

    Sugars

    4.1g

    Fibre

    2.2g

    Protein

    15.9g

    Salt

    0.6g