Upside-down chicory tart

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Recipe by Barney Desmazery

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1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, cut the lemon in half, squeeze the juice into the water, then drop in the lemon halves. Boil the chicory for 2-3 mins until just wilted. Scoop the chicory into a bowl of iced water, then drain and sit on kitchen paper to absorb all the excess liquid.
2. Heat the butter and sugar in an ovenproof frying pan, about 20cm in diameter. Cook for 4-5 mins until the sugar is turning golden and caramelising, then turn off the heat. Cram the chicory, cut-side down, in the caramel. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut to fit the pan. Scatter the cheese over the chicory, then drape over the pastry, tucking it down at the sides. Bake for 25-30 mins until the pastry is golden brown. Leave to rest for 5 mins before turning out onto a plate. Serve in slices with a side salad of winter leaves and walnuts.

Adding sugar?

The addition of sugar might seem a little strange, but it works really well to balance the bitterness of the chicory.

Per serving

353 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, salt 0.85 g

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• applecrumble

  09 November 2007

  applecrumble rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm from Italy and i used our gorgonzola cheese....and it was really good as well...a tart i'm going to make again and again!

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• Marielle

  21 April 2008

  Marielle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious, I've made this tart three times already and it's delicious every time. Last time I added some fried bacon cubes (bought already fried) and the taste was even better (if you're a non-vegetarian like me)

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• PidgePidge

  11 August 2008

  PidgePidge rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm afraid I have to give this an average rating. I may well have done something wrong, but my tart came out really watery and bitter. I did put the chicory on paper towels for some time to drain, but must confess that I accidentally bought normal pastry and not puff pastry--puff pastry may have absorbed more of the mixture (which is why I've given three stars instead of two). And the chicory was really bitter--more bitter than the caramel mixture could counter-act. The bitter and sweet just didn't blend well enough for me. If I were to try it again, I would make more caramel, and perhaps push the chicory against a colander/ seive to get out ALL the extra water. That is... IF I make it again!

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Ingredients

• lemon
• 5-6 heads of white chicory , halved lengthways
• small knob of butter
• 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 100g Stilton , crumbled into large chunks
• 375g block all-butter puff pastry

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Prep 20 mins

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Ingredients

• lemon
• 5-6 heads of white chicory , halved lengthways
• small knob of butter
• 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 100g Stilton , crumbled into large chunks
• 375g block all-butter puff pastry

Per serving

353 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, salt 0.85 g

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