Roast butternut squash and beetroot tart topped with goats cheese and served with salad and a herb dressing

Roast Butternut, Beet & Goats Cheese Tart Recipe

Name: Roast Butternut, Beet & Goats Cheese Tart
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300 grams beetroot; 0.5 whole bell pepper (yellow); black pepper (to taste); 0.5 whole butternut squash; 50 grams cherry tomatoes; 150 ml crème fraiche; 0.25 whole cucumber; 3 sheets filo pastry; 2 sprig fresh rosemary; 1 whole goats cheese log; 3 tbsp olive oil; 40 grams Salad leaves; salt (to taste); 2 whole shallots

45 Minutes

Serves: 2

A delicious butternut, beetroot and goats cheese tart with cubes of roasted butternut squash and beetroot spread with fried shallots and placed on a crispy filo pastry base. This savoury tart is topped with rosemary leaves, creme fraiche and goats cheese slices and served with a simple salad and herb dressing

Recipe Ingreds

Tart

300 grams beetroot
black pepper (to taste)
0.5 whole butternut squash
150 ml crème fraiche
3 sheets filo pastry
2 sprig fresh rosemary
1 whole goats cheese log
3 tbsp olive oil
salt (to taste)
2 whole shallots

Salad

0.5 whole bell pepper (yellow)
50 grams cherry tomatoes
0.25 whole cucumber
40 grams Salad leaves

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 5
peel and chop the beetroot into cube
peel and chop the butternut squash into cube

Step 2

lightly coat the baking tray with 1/4 of the oil using a pastry brush
add the butternut squash and beetroot cubes to the baking tray coat in oil
place in the oven
cook for 15 mins to 20 mins

Step 3

heat a 1/4 of the olive oil in the frying pan
peel and chop the shallots in half and then in eights lengthwise
add the shallots to the pan
cook the onions till soft
while the onions are cooking

Step 4

wash mixed leaves and place in a serving bowl.
place a cross on the top of the cucumber
then slice the cucumber to form quarters
sprinkle over the salad leaves
wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
sprinkle over the salad leaves
wash and chop the yellow pepper(s) into small pieces
sprinkle over the salad leaves

Step 5

place half the oil in a small bowl
heat the baking tray in the oven
cut the filo into squares
coat each layer of pastry with the oil using the pastry brush
build up the tart case by adding layers of filo pastry
crumple the edge of the pastry to form a crust
remove the baking tray from the oven
place the tart case on the baking tray

Step 6

turn the oven down to 165C 365F or gas mark 3
remove the beetroot and butternut squash from the oven
place in the large bowl
add the shallots
stir to mix the ingredients
put into the prepared filo pastry pie case
season with salt and pepper

Step 7

slice the goats cheese log(s) into 2 cm width slices.
The crème fraiche should be placed on the tart in dollops with a slice of goats cheese on top each dollop and approx. 3 cms apart
place a couple of leaves of rosemary on top of the goats cheese
place the tart in the oven and cook for 20 mins

Step 8

serve a slice of the tart with the mixed salad and a trickle of the herb vinaigrette

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
1 bowl
2 chopping board
1 frying pan
2 large knife
1 pastry brush
1 rectangular pie dish
1 small bowl

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