Rustic courgette, pine nut & ricotta tart

Rustic courgette, pine nut & ricotta tart

This rustic quiche has been simplified by making it straight on the baking tray without using a tart tin

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat half the olive oil in a frying pan. Sizzle the courgettes for 5 mins until golden around the edges, then set aside. In a bowl, beat the ricotta with the eggs, basil, nutmeg, half the Parmesan and the garlic. Set aside.
  2. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a rough round about 40cm wide, then transfer to a baking tray. Spread the pastry with the ricotta mix, leaving a 4cm border. Press the courgette slices into the ricotta, then scatter over the pine nuts and remaining Parmesan.
  3. Bring the sides up over the edge of the ricotta, pinch to encase the filling, then bake for 30 mins until the filling is puffed up and golden. Leave to cool slightly and enjoy warm or cold with a crisp green salad.
Try

THYME-ROASTED COURGETTES

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Toss 8 large courgettes, cut into chunks, with 2 tbsp olive oil and some thyme sprigs in a heavy-based roasting tin. Roast for 40 mins, tossing a couple of times, until soft and coloured. Serve with grilled meat.

PER SERVING

620 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 5g, salt 1.17 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009.

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  • 24 May 2010

    The Cakeinator rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It was pretty good, I only had one tub of ricotta in my fridge but it did need to two both for flavour and texture.

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  • 28 July 2010

    andhandmadetoo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    absolutely delicious; needs seasoning but thoroughly special, with minimal effort.

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  • 29 July 2010

    Debbie Thomas commented on this recipe

    gorgeous, I added sun blush tomatoes to add a little more flavour!

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  • 29 July 2010

    Foodmonster rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I also added pesto and plenty of salt and pepper (definitely needed it). It tasted lovely, especially when warm. My pastry stayed a little soggy and pale at the bottom (it might be my oven) so I finished it off on a frying pan and it worked well! Next time I will try it with low fat garlic and herb soft cheese as I'm not a big fan of ricotta.

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  • 25 April 2011

    Neli Ban rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Super eazy and everybody liked it

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  • 29 June 2011

    meimido commented on this recipe

    No. Easy to make, but a bit tasteless: I added seasoning but it was still bland to my palate. Also the quantities were absolutely huge - more than half was discarded from our dinner party of six.

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  • 29 September 2011

    Sonata rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked it for girly lunch. Love this recipe! Came out very nice and tasty!

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  • 25 August 2012

    delljay rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I substituted plain tofu (200 grams crumbled) for the Ricotta cheese (some family members allergic to dairy) and also layered pan fried caramelised onions on the pastry before adding other ingredients as per recipe. Really surprised at how tasty it was! Will definitely make it again! Could not taste that it was tofu and not Ricotta.

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  • 07 May 2013

    Atrixa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was nice and easy to prepare. One thing I will say- use more seasoning than you think you need for this one. I put loads of salt and pepper in the ricotta mix, but it still tasted like it needed more seasoning.

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  • 08 May 2013

    habdabs rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    This ricotta/egg/parmesan combination just does not work in an oven-cooked recipe. It tasted very eggy and the texture was horrid - like recycled rubber. The flavours were bland and unadventurous. I tried it a second time adding extra black pepper and mustard but it wasn't worth the effort. I also found the puff pastry didn't cook properly underneath so I would advise using a shortcrust instead which you can blind bake first.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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PER SERVING

620 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 5g, salt 1.17 g

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