Mike’s Couple Of Tarts And A Bit On The Side Pt 1

Ingredients & Directions 1 Mango 1 sm Marrow 250 g Caster sugar 75 g Butter 1 500 gram pac puff pastry; -rolled out thinly 1 lg Pinch ground ginger 2 tb Olive oil; plus 50ml/2fl oz 2 Shallots; thinly sliced 1 Clove garlic; chopped 1 Beef tomato; cut into chunks 2 tb White wine 1 […]

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Meyer Lemon Tart (bread And Ink Cafe)

Ingredients & Directions 4 Meyer lemons (or 3 regular lemons) 3 c Granulated sugar; (divided) 2 c Water 4 c All-purpose flour 1 Pinches salt 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Unsalted butter; chilled (4 sticks) 2 c Mascarpone cheese 2/3 c Whipping cream 1 c Powdered sugar 2/3 c Meyer lemon juice (or regular lemon […]

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Creamy Smoked Salmon And Dill Tart

Ingredients & Directions 5 Sheet phyllo – thawed 1 c Whipping cream 3 tb Unsalted butter – melted 6 oz Smoked salmon – chopped 4 lg Egg yolks 4 Green onions – chopped 1 tb Dijon mustard – PLUS 1 1/4 c Dill – fresh, chopped OR 1 -teaspoon -T. dried dillweed 3 lg Eggs […]

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Mersey Valley With Lemon Curd Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 1/3 c Caster sugar One lemon; zest of 2 c Plain flour 125 g Butter Icing sugar 2 Eggs 1 c Caster sugar 90 g Butter; melted Zest and juice of 2 lemons 1. Preheat oven to moderately hot(200C). 2. Beat together egg, sugar and zest. Stir in flour with […]

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Crab Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 3 lg Eggs, beaten 1/2 c Carrots, shredded 1 1/2 c Skim milk 1 lb Regular crabmeat 3/4 c Swiss cheese, grated 1/2 ts Nutmeg 2 tb Cream cheese, softened 1/4 ts White pepper 1 tb Onion, minced 1 pn Salt 1/4 c Parsley, chopped pastry for 2 crust pie Roll out […]

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Melon, Prawn And Salmon Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1 Piel de Sapo melon 1 200 gram pac frozen peeled -prawns; defrosted (7oz) 125 g Smoked salmon; cut into -strips ; (4oz) 2 tb Olive oil 3 tb White wine vinegar 1 Clove garlic; crushed 1 tb Freshly chopped dill Salt and freshly ground -black pepper TO GARNISH Fresh dill 1. […]

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Tartar Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg yolk Combination of olive oil 1 ts Wine vinegar And vegetable oil 2 tb Prepared mustard, such as Lemon juice to taste Dijon or Dusseldorf 1/4 c Finely chopped parsley Few drops of Tabasco Sauce 3 tb Finely chopped onion Salt 1/4 c Finely chopped cornichons Freshly ground pepper Or […]

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Mediterranean Camembert Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions 30 ml Waitrose Olive Oil; (2tbsp) 1 md Onion; peeled and finely ; diced 2 Cloves garlic; peeled and -finely ; diced 1 sm Red pepper; deseeded and cut ; into thin strips 1 200 g; (7oz) puff pastry 60 ml Waitrose Tomato Pur?e; -(4tbsp) 60 ml Fresh basil; shredded -(4tbsp) 4 […]

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Chocolate Mosaic Fruit Tart

Ingredients & Directions CHOCOLATE TART CRUST 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet 1/2 c Cold butter, cut up -Chocolate 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1 Egg 1/2 c Slivered almonds 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Unsifted flour -CHOCOLATE TART FILLING- 1/2 c Butter, softened 1 ts Vanilla or Grand Marnier 1/2 c Powdered sugar Fresh […]

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Marinated Shrimp, Onion And Tomato Tart

Ingredients & Directions 18 lg Shrimp 10 Garlic cloves crushed 1 pn Saffron 1 c Olive oil 6 Onions 1 cn Peeled tomatoes; (8-ounce) 2 Anchovies 1/4 c Calamata olives 4 Sprigs thyme 1 Sheet puff pastry 2 Heads frisee 6 bn Mache A day in advance of preparing this dish, marinate shrimp in a […]

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