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Cheese and Spinach Tart Recipe
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Cheese and Spinach Tart Recipe

A vegetarian French recipe with all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours, spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped, britannia cream cheese. Ready in 1h 25m, serves 6.

Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷

Calories
445kcal
Estimated Cost
175-325
Carbs45g
Protein17g
Fats22g
Servings Scaler
6

Instructions

18 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Cheese and Spinach Tart Recipe, preheat the oven to 180 C and grease the muffin molds with butter

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)britannia cream cheese(1/4 cup)cheddar cheese(1 cup)
  2. 2

    Once the pie crust is chilled enough, to begin we will generously flour the work surface

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  3. 3

    Place the chilled pie crust on the flour and using the heel of your palms, press down the dough to make it flat and pulling it outward to stretch the dough

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  4. 4

    Now using a rolling pin roll out the dough to a large round of about quarter inch thickness

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  5. 5

    Once done, cut the pie dough into pieces that will fit into your muffin mold

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  6. 6

    Do your best to work quickly, keeping the dough as cold as possible and using enough flour that it doesn’t stick to the counter

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  7. 7

    Place and lightly press each of the dough pieces into a muffin tin

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  8. 8

    Once all the pie dough pieces have fit in, place this in the refrigerator to chill until we get the spinach filling ready

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)
  9. 9

    Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or a wok, on medium heat; add in the chopped garlic and saute until it begins to sizzle

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)
  10. 10

    Add in the chopped spinach, a dash of salt and a dash of black pepper powder

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)salt and pepper - to taste
  11. 11

    Turn the heat to high and cook until the spinach is soft and all the water vapourised

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)
  12. 12

    Once cooked and the water has vapourised allow the spinach to cool

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)
  13. 13

    In a large bowl, to the cooled spinach add in a quarter cup of cream cheese and a cup grated cheese

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)britannia cream cheese(1/4 cup)cheddar cheese(1 cup)
  14. 14

    Stir to combine to form a smooth mixture

  15. 15

    If you like to spice it up like I do, add in some chilly flakes and stir it into the spinach

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)
  16. 16

    Once the spinach is ready and the tart cups are chilled, spoon the spinach filling into each of the chilled tart cups

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)
  17. 17

    Place the tart cups into the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes until the crust is golden brown

    all purpose pie crust - dough made and chilled for a few hours(1)
  18. 18

    Place the Cheese and Spinach Tarts on a party platter and serve them for holiday parties

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(500 grams)britannia cream cheese(1/4 cup)cheddar cheese(1 cup)

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